Terry Kincer is a first-year PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on how border communities in South Texas use art-making practices to constitute political identities, construct and contest urban spaces, and challenge historical narratives reinforced by dominant cultural institutions.  

Prior to attending the University of Illinois, Terry received his Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts from the University of North Texas and his Master of Arts in Communication Arts from the University of the Incarnate Word. During this time, his work focused on state media depictions of contemporary migration issues, ultimately culminating in a thesis entitled Spectacles of Security: Deconstructing Visual Narratives of Operation Lone Star.