Queer Subculture in the Conservative South: A Study of Drag Performers in Mississippi

Author

Christina Alison Huff, University of MississippiFollow

Date of Award

1-1-2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A. in Southern Studies

First Advisor

Andy Harper

Second Advisor

Kirsten Dellinger

Third Advisor

Theresa Starkey

Relational Format

dissertation/thesis

Abstract

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 metropolitan 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.

Comments

Photos associated with this thesis project are visible here. An accompanying online exhibit is available here.

Recommended Citation

Huff, Christina Alison, "Queer Subculture in the Conservative South: A Study of Drag Performers in Mississippi" (2021). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2013.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2013