Oral history interview with Francesca Fanelli, 2020
Abstract
In the first session, Francesca Fanelli discusses her background in Art History and how she made her way to career development. She describes her current coursework in Counseling Psychology at Teachers College and how that has informed her work with students. She also discusses the loss of family during the pandemic, feelings of safety while running in the city, and shares some observations of how race and class have organized how people are experiencing the pandemic in New York City. In the second session, Fanelli discusses the disruptions of the fireworks during the summer in Harlem, their links with the protests, her thoughts on leaving New York City, and the tricky negotiations of visiting family and being safe. She additionally shares about her experience providing emotional support to her spouse, her views on the vaccine, and her memories of the 2020 election results
College students; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health); Vaccines; United States Politics and government 21st century; United States Race relations 21st century; Harlem (New York, N.Y.); Fanelli, Francesca, 1987-; Columbia University. Teachers College
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
77 pages
Note (Biographical)
Born and raised in Connecticut, Francesca Fanelli works in career development with university students. At the time of this interview, Fanelli was pursuing a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology at Columbia University's Teachers College
Note
Interviewed by Denise Milstein on May 19 and December 12, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Francesca Fanelli, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023