Tape 17: Interview with Vivian Gornick, 1992
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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.
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- 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.
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