Students
Ashley Al-Sayyad
I found my way to Tucson from Alabama where I earned a BA in English and
women's studies. As an undergraduate I worked on appearance and body image in
the lesbian community as my main research project along with feminist/ literary/ post-colonial/ etc. theory. Other areas of interest include
butch/ femme identity and queer studies. I hope to complete my thesis as a
qualitative study of how Muslim lesbians negotiate religion with
sexuality/ orientation/ preference.







