SummaryJulian, actor. (2:00) Studying abroad in Madrid -- (2:12) Growing awareness of Covid-19 risk -- (3:00) Abrupt return to NYC in March -- (4:30) Now living with his two fathers and a friend in Park Slope, creating weekly talk show on Instagram: The social distance -- (6:30) Distance learning over Zoom -- (7:45) Rethinking future as actor in virtual media -- (10:30) Daily routine, socializing with distance -- (13:30) Predicts future society will be a less orderly -- (15:20) 7 pm clapping, applause for essential workers.
NoteAudio interview conducted on April 24, 2020, by Ariane Loeb. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectQuarantine ; COVID-19 (Disease) ; Epidemics ; Coronaviruses ; Distance education ; Social media
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TitleOral history interview with Julian Shapiro Barnum on 2020 April 24.