Zanele Muholi: queer South African visual activist cements their global influence

Kylie Thomas

doi:10.64628/AAJ.jafrxrqc6

Zanele Muholi: queer South African visual activist cements their global influence

Kylie Thomas

School of History

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Abstract

South African visual activist Zanele Muholi’s celebrated work centres the lives and experiences of Black lesbians and trans people. For more than two decades Muholi has used photography to courageously open space for queer representation within and outside of art galleries in South Africa and across the world. They have been awarded the prestigious Hasselblad Award for photography.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.64628/AAJ.jafrxrqc6
Publication status	Published - 19 Mar 2026

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Keywords

Lesbian
Queer
Africa
South Africa
Photography
Resistance
Trans

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Zanele Muholi: queer South African visual activist cements their global influence

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Zanele Muholi's Intimate Archive: Photography and Post-Apartheid Lesbian Lives (2010)

Atomized Solidarity and New Shapes of Resistance: Visual activism in South Africa after Apartheid

Impossible Mourning: HIV/AIDS and Visuality After Apartheid

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