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Amin Ghaziani

 

Professor of Sociology | Canada Research Chair in Urban Sexualities

Co-Editor, Contexts Magazine

University of British Columbia in Vancouver

I am a Professor of Sociology, Canada Research Chair in Urban Sexualities, and co-editor of Contexts magazine, the public-facing publication of the American Sociological Association.

I earned my PhD from Northwestern, and before joining the faculty at UBC Sociology, I was a member of the Princeton Society of Fellows.

Over the course of my career, I have used my research and teaching to elevate the status of sexuality as a centrepoint for intellectual thought and debate.

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I regularly provide commentary about my research to the media. Please email me for a quote about gay neighborhoods, queer nightlife, queer politics, sexual cultures, or anti-LGBTQ discrimination.

Page proofs for my new book have arrived

July 2023

Page proofs for my new book, Long Live Queer Nightlife (Princeton), have arrived. How did the global closure of gay…

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Hot Off the Presses!

July 2023

My new article has come out! With Andy Holmes, I examine coming out of the closet and the ways sexuality…

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Theory & Society

June 2023

After 3 years of intensely stimulating work, I’m thrilled to share that my new paper with Andy Holmes, a former…

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I AM THE AUTHOR / EDITOR OF SIX BOOKS

“Are you worried about queer spaces closing? Me too. But guess what: they’ll never shut down all the queer pop-up nights. If you live to dress up and go out, but you also appreciate beautiful, thorough research, you’re going to love this book. Grab your leather choker and DM for the address—we’re going underground.”

Krista Burton
author of Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America

“Imagining Queer Methods jumpstarts a much-needed conversation among sociologists, historians, and literary theorists about what exactly it means to ‘do’ queer work. Original and path-breaking, Imagining Queer Methods will change the way we think about and practice our scholarship.”

Arlene Stein
Rutgers University

“The gay bar is dead; long live queer nightlife! This delightful and illuminating book takes us out on the town—London town. It shows us that, despite a dominant narrative of the death of gay nightclubs, queer nightlife is thriving while becoming more inclusive and joyful than ever. A must-read for anyone interested in urban life, culture, and community!”

Abigail C. Saguy
University of California, Los Angeles

“Through the lens of gayborhoods, Amin Ghaziani offers a provocative and insightful new analysis of the gay experience. He combines historical documentation, popular media accounts, and empirical data to tell a compelling story of how gayborhoods shaped LGBT and urban life in America and considers what might be next for these enclaves in a post-gay society.”

Gary J. Gates
The Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles

“In his accessible new book, Sex Cultures, Ghaziani showcases his in-depth knowledge, his powerful analyses, and his clear, conversational writing style. These strengths make the text extremely useful to anyone interested in the study of sexuality, social change, or LGBTQ issues.”

Kathryn Nutter-Pridgen
University of Alabama

“A dazzling accomplishment, both conceptually and substantively. The Dividends of Dissent provides excellent data for addressing the ongoing debate over whether conflict within social movements is purely detrimental or can have positive consequences.”

Verta Taylor
University of California, Santa Barbara

“This exhaustively researched book contributes never before seen detail to the historical record, while contributing to sociological theory in social movements and culture. Ghaziani vividly demonstrates that infighting, which is often seen as an unfortunate distraction to movements, is, in fact, critical.”

Elizabeth Armstrong
University of Michigan

“Sex Cultures is a wonderful introduction to how to think about sexuality today. Unlike so many sexuality textbooks, here’s a teaching resource that elegantly weaves its way through cultural codes, political programs, and moral debates.”

Steven Epstein
Northwestern University

“With fluency and care, Amin Ghaziani brings us the voices and spaces of queer nightlife in the city. This is a book that listens closely, sees clearly, and dances freely. Against a sociology of loss, Ghaziani offers a counsel of joy.”

Fran Tonkiss
London School of Economics and Political Science

“The beauty of Ghaziani’s book is to remind us that at least as much conflict happens within a movement as without, and that how this conflict gets resolved powerfully shapes the development of the movement over time. An altogether welcome and groundbreaking addition to the social movement literature.”

Doug McAdam
Stanford University

“Smart, scrappy, and exciting, Imagining Queer Methods brings together top scholars from across disciplines for a provocative tour of how queerness can challenge and invigorate research enterprises.”

Joshua Gamson
University of San Francisco

“Call your friends and get on the night bus! In Long Live Queer Nightlife, Amin Ghaziani takes us to London’s most exciting club nights—in places you least expect—to reveal how queer nightlife thrives even when capitalism crushes the gay bar. This is rigorous, thumping cultural analysis.”

madison moore
Brown University

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