Date of Graduation

5-2026

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree Level

Undergraduate

Department

Art

Advisor/Mentor

Bethany Springer

Committee Member

Alexis Salas

Second Committee Member

Kate Chapman

Third Committee Member

Anoushé Shojae-Chaghorvand

Abstract

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people in the Southern United States are systematically and culturally made invisible, both in historical and contemporary contexts. I founded The Queer South magazine alongside Reid Pinckard, organized the exhibition Prioritizing Pleasure in the Queer South, and created a body of work to amplify LGBTQ+ Southern voices. Through community organizing, writing, and the making of objects, my practice provides representation to an underserved and overlooked community in the region I call home.

Keywords

LGBTQ+; The Southern United States; Gay; Lesbian; Zine; Queer

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