Collected Item: “Lars Wolfshield Oral History, 2021/03/21”
Title
Lars Wolfsheild
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Lars Wilfshield
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#queer #homelessness #vegan #music #extinction #gardening #SwineFlu #vaccine #antiracism #artists
What is the format of your recording?
Video
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Austin, TX, USA
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
Genderqueer. She/her/hers or They/them/theirs.
What is the age of the interviewee?
25 to 34
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
White American of European ancestry.
Describe the oral history.
Self-Description: “I am a pansexual and gender fluid artist and artist manager and I work primarily with Black and queer musicians and bands.” Record label: https://www.instagram.com/wolfshieldrecords/
Some of the things we spoke about included:
Representations of pandemics prior to 2020 and associations with an extinction event and coming to see it as an experience of trauma and isolation.
Purchasing health insurance and life insurance for the first time in response to the pandemic, especially as the primary earner of the household.
Vegetable gardening during the pandemic, veganism, and the importance of healthy food access as an equity issue, and sobriety.
The government’s failure to impress the severity of the pandemic on citizens.
How having had Swine Flu impacted early reactions to this pandemic.
Getting the first vaccine shot.
That failures in federal policy meant individuals had to make their own decisions
Anti-racism is not optional.
Homelessness in Austin TX and the importance of welfare programs.
Safety procedures for music recording during the pandemic.
How the “obliteration” of the music industry as it was opens possibilities for new and more equitable systems for artists.
Cultural references: South By Southwest
On what date did you record this oral history?
2021-03-29T10