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Vanessa Vanderzee Oral History Interview

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Title

Vanessa Vanderzee Oral History Interview

Description

In the interview, Vanderzee discusses her young life and upbringing at length—detailing her personal and academic pursuits. In addition, Vanderzee explores the role—or lack thereof—of LGBTQ+ issues in her youth. While LGBTQ+ issues were not taboo in her family, Vanderzee explains that they did not become a significant part of her life until after college. Because she did not discover asexuality until her early twenties, this played a role in her journey towards identity and community development.

Much of the interview revolves around Vanderzee’s experiences with the academic institution, and Vanderzee describes her experience as a first generation college student—explaining how she learned to navigate academia with the help of family and mentors. Having lived the majority of her life in Illinois, Vanderzee also compared and contrasts Chicago and Corvallis, and expands upon the differences between her small liberal arts undergraduate experience and her graduate experience at OSU. Finally, Vanderzee reflects on her experiences working for the Oregon State University Queer Archives, the role these experiences played in her thesis research, and her personal and professional plans for the future.

Creator

Vanessa Vanderzee

Source

OSU Queer Archives Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

May 2, 2017

Contributor

Natalia Fernández

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH34-vanderzee-vanessa-2017

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Natalia Fernández

Interviewee

Vanessa Vanderzee

Location

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

0:55:49

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Interview Format

video

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