Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Senior Project
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Hernandez, Sarah
Area of Concentration
Human Ecology
Abstract
This senior project highlights the life histories of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual) Jamaican Americans - individuals born and raised in the United States - and or those who immigrated to the United States from Jamaica. Through oral history interviews with LGBTQIA+ Jamaican Diaspora individuals, I seek to understand the impact of queerness and nationality on their sense of identity. Combing their stories with scholarly research, I move away from the traditional undergraduate thesis and instead developed a multimedia exhibit consisting of the video and aural presentation of the oral histories; photographs of participants; oral, dance and musical performance; as well as informational videos and staging work. This is a report of this creative process.
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Aurelie, "JAMAICAN IS…JAMAICAN ISN’T: A MULTI-MEDIA EXPLORATION OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN GENDER, SEXUALITY AND JAMAICAN NATIONAL IDENTITY" (2024). Theses & ETDs. 6622.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/6622
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