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Tape 12: Interview with Dana Densmore and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, 1992

 Item

Scope and Content Summary

Dana Densmore speaks about feminist burnout, and Valerie Solanas's revelancy in a possible feminist resurgence. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz joins in on a conversation around Solanas's capacity to truly kill men and the state of poltiics in light of the Supreme Court. Dunbar-Ortiz reads a favorite excerpt from SCUM Manifesto and explains her inclinations towards that passage. People and organizations mentioned include Cell 16; Simone de Beauvoir; Robyn Morgan.

Dates

  • Creation: 1992

Access

The collection is currently closed to all researchers in accordance with an ongoing documentary film project based on the interview footage, Civic-Minded Thrill-Seeking Responsible Females, dir. Eric Cramer, prod. Alexandra Juhasz. The interview materials will become unrestricted in April 2026.

Extent

From the Item: 948 Gigabytes (One harddrive (948 GB in 51 files).)

From the Item: 1 Linear Feet (One record carton of 25 betacam tapes (transferred from Hi8).)

Language

From the Item: English

Repository Details

Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository

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