Name
Dowell, Maurice Ivy (Interviewee)
Abdurahman, Khadijah (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Maurice Ivy Dowell, 2020
Abstract
Maurice Ivy Dowell reflects on his transition from "normal" pre-pandemic life into the world of COVID-19, how his personal experiences with mortality helped shape his attitude during this period, and his relationship with dance during the pandemic. Dowell shares the anxieties he experienced, particularly with having a partner who was an essential worker. He describes means of addressing the emotion al impact of COVID-19, such as Zoom parties, literature, and dance. He also contemplates the future
Collection Name
New York City COVID-19 Narrative and Memory oral history collection
Subjects
Dancers; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Social distancing (Public health); Dowell, Maurice Ivy
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
32 pages
Note (Biographical)
At the time of the interview, Maurice Ivy Dowell was a project coordinator at INCITE. He is also a dancer by trade
Note
Interviewed by Khadijah Abdurahman on May 19, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Maurice Ivy Dowell, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
18895470
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/xn8h-z222