Tape 17: Interview with Vivian Gornick, 1992
Scope and Content Summary
Vivian Gornick discusses how her writing applies to Valerie Solanas, additionally giving insight into the interactions the two shared and speculating on Solanas’s possible motives for shooting Andy Warhol. She examines Solanas’s actions as praxis, noting a generational divide in finding humor in the SCUM Manifesto. The interview concludes with Gornick examining prominent figures in feminism and reading an excerpt from the SCUM Manifesto. People mentioned include Maurice Girodias; Robin Morgan; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Myrna Lamb; Susan Brownmiller; Alice Paul; Carrie Chapman Catt; Betty Friedan.
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