Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-26-2026
Abstract
My zines are often an extension of my research—either a jumping off point or a way to create a more visual project (or both). They are in their own way a form of excess - they are often too scandalous, too smutty, too much — everything that is spilling out of the margins.
My zines and research focus on lesser known queer histories, trying to highlight them and bring them to a new audience and new generations.
Using zines as a creative form of research, I am able to reach a broader audience both inside and outside of academia. I see it as a way to connect with the greater queer community and bridge what I am doing in these different spaces: the medium of zines includes the community that comes with it.
In this zine, I highlight films depicting Times Square from the late 1960s through early 80s including Taxi Driver, Shaft, News From Home, and then I share more in-depth research on the films Pink Narcissus and Flesh. I include a map of Times Square to think about how the films map onto the city, thinking about films as historical documents with the backdrop/sets of a Times Square that no longer exists and how queerness and desire map onto the city.
I specifically also included lots of resource lists because I felt like I could not capture everything I wanted within the zine, and I wanted those who had the curiosity to have other avenues to continue that interest.
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This article was originally published in Unbound: A Journal of Digital Scholarship, available at https://doi.org/10.12794/journals.ujds.v4i1
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