Featured Work: Nonfiction Books
POPULAR CULTURE AND HISTORY
The Queen of Vaudeville
The story of vaudeville performer Eva Tanguay (1878 – 1947). Widely known as the "I Don't Care Girl” named after a song she popularized as well as her independent and brazen persona.
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Blue Vaudeville
A history of American popular entertainment (1895 – 1915). This work examines the often racy nature of vaudeville and it’s ability to market itself as clean and morally acceptable.
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My clients are sometimes surprised to hear I’ve written books about the history of popular entertainment. Vaudeville featured all kinds of entertainers, from standup comics to bawdy singers to trapeze artists. It appealed to rich and poor, immigrant and “native,” and varied ethnicities. But it was also complicated, segregated in ways, and driven by both creative artists and big business interests.
Examining vaudeville and its history has allowed me not only to uncover forgotten performers and audiences, but also the ways in which gender, race, power, and economic structures have shaped our culture. |
Works-in-Progress
STREET THERAPY:
Tales of Mental Illness and Hope in the Bronx
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For nearly five years I traveled through the Bronx as a psychotherapist visiting people in their homes and other locations. This experience certainly helped me to understand my clients. But the lessons learned along the way also extended to my journey of personal growth and realization.
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IT'S NOT JUST YOU:
Coping with Society, Culture, and Politics in These Perplexing Times
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Self-help books can be, well, helpful. Or they can be simplistic and lacking in substance, nuance, and depth. I am drawing on my training in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, literature, and personal recovery to synthesize ideas that will resonate for people in trying times.
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Featured Work: Scholarly Writing
PSYCHOANALYSIS, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND MORE
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I love to write essays exploring the human mind and how we can better understand ourselves and the world. Psychoanalysis—broadly defined to include attachment theory and even neuroscience—provides a powerful tool in that undertaking. Yet, I’m not rigidly bound to one approach or even one definition of “psychoanalysis.” My writing, like my work, is also informed by spirituality, social justice, politics, and other modes of interpreting reality.
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MEET ANDREW ERDMAN, LCSWAndrew “Andy” Erdman is a licensed clinical social worker, published author and writer, and educator. His integrative approach to treatment addresses the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual aspects of a client's well-being—all necessary components to healing and thriving. Andrew helps people identify and break through the obstacles that keep them from living a joyous and satisfying life.
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