A Conversation with Karen McShane

Authors

Document Type

Oral History

Interviewee

Karen E. Patton-McShane

Year of Graduation

2006

Duration

28:04 minutes

Date

4-18-2018

Description

This conversation represents an oral history interview with a Holy Cross alum who graduated in 2006. Highlights of this conversation include content on feelings of homesickness in college, events demonstrating global context such as teh 9/11 terrorist attacks, organizations on campus such as ABiGaLe, hate crimes, relationships, support systems, Holy Cross' Jesuit identity, the patriarchal language of Catholic services, mental illness and post-graduation resources.

Interview keywords: homesickness, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, coming out, ABiGaLe, hate crimes, relationships, support, Jesuit, Catholicism, atheism, Chaplain's Office, Counseling Center, clinical depression, Spanish, LGBT Alumni Network

Interviewer

Elizabeth Hallahan; John Blake

Comments

Includes transcript and audio recording.

Rights Statement

Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.

Recommended Citation

"A Conversation with Karen McShane" (2018). LGBTQ Alumni Oral History Project. 19.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/glbtq_alum/19