Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2015 Gender Euphoria: Photography, Fashion, and Gender Nonconformity in The aE st Village Alicia Diane Ridout Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons Recommended Citation Ridout, Alicia Diane, "Gender Euphoria: Photography, Fashion, and Gender Nonconformity in The East Village" (2015). LSU Master's Theses. 3825. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/3825 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Master's Theses by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. GENDER EUPHORIA: PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, AND GENDER NONCONFORMITY IN THE EAST VILLAGE A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in The School of Art by Alicia Diane Ridout B.A., Louisiana State University, 2013 December 2015 This work is dedicated to Geoffrey Matthew Badeaux, bringer of snack trays, who hasn’t even complained that much that I took over his entire office for the last few months, and who has been instrumental in helping me have the time and concentration to accomplish this thesis. Thank you for your love and support. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I must extend my gratitude to Leslie Schepp, Tania Innis, and Glauco Adorno for their friendship throughout graduate school.