Photos of a Moving Self: How Gender Shifted During the Pandemic

March 5 – April 5, 2025

Gender includes the way we think about ourselves, how we present ourselves to others, the roles we take on, and more. Gender matters for our health, our work, or relationships with others, and for many of us, nearly every aspect of our lives. In the summer of 2022, a research team led by Dr. Jessamyn Moxie, faculty in public health at UNC-Charlotte, asked 25 adults in North Carolina to submit 5 photos about how their gender had shifted during the pandemic. The team then interviewed the subjects about their photographs. This exhibit presents the photos and corresponding text from their interviews.