
Amin Ghaziani
Professor of Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara and
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
I am a sociology professor at the UC Santa Barbara and UBC (on leave 2025-2026).
I earned my PhD from Northwestern, after which I was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship with 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 center point for intellectual inquiry and exchange.

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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.
ASA Elections – Culture Section Chair
I have been elected chair of the Culture section of the American Sociological Association, one of the largest sections of…
The Sociology of Queer Nightlife
Recently published in The Sociological Quarterly is a special issue that I have guest edited on queer nightlife. In my…
2025 Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Long Live Queer Nightlife has been shortlisted as a finalist for the 2025 Lammy Award for Best Book in LGBTQ+…






