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Queer Subculture In The Conservative South: A Study Of Drag Performers In Mississippi, Christina Alison Huff
Queer Subculture In The Conservative South: A Study Of Drag Performers In Mississippi, Christina Alison Huff
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The amount of research on Mississippi LGBTQ communities is scarce. It is well established that ethnographic research on rural Southern queer communities is lacking, and that most LGBTQ research is conducted in metropolitian areas in the northern and western areas of the United States. This study investigates the lives of Mississippi drag performers through films, photographs, and audio documentaries. Specifically, these primary sources demonstrate that many LGBTQ members are thriving in historically conservative rural Southern areas by carving out spaces for their own existence.
Trans Mississippi, Jessi Hotakainen
Trans Mississippi, Jessi Hotakainen
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This is the accompanying paper to the documentary thesis Trans Mississippi, which explores the lives of two transgender individuals living in Mississippi. This thesis outlines the theoretical underpinnings, as well as the director's methodology in producing the film and its justification.