The New York Times reviewed my book! “Ghaziani shines as an academic,” they say. Here’s more: “The sociologist Amin Ghaziani wants to turn a funeral into a party. . . . [I]n Long Live Queer Nightlife, Ghaziani makes the case that, though the shuttering of gay bars is sad, it prompted a renaissance for club nights, alternative dance spaces championed by people of color and gender-nonconforming people. Unlike the stationary gay bar that caters to the white gay man, these ticketed events are nomadic and inclusive, often popping up in warehouses on the industrial outskirts of sleepless cities. Save your tears, because queer nightlife is alive and well. In fact, it’s even better than ever, having evolved into a more progressive, sophisticated form.”
Pre-orders Available Now
At long last, pre-orders of Long Live Queer Nightlife are now available directly through Princeton in hardback, as an ebook, and audiobook, featuring Amin El Gamal, the first openly queer Muslim actor to play a lead role in a television series (Prison Break).
Library Journal: It’s a STAR!
A pre-publication review of Long Live Queer Nightlife just dropped. LJ gave the book a starred distinction: “An accessible, absorbing look into an evolving form of queer culture, written by a brilliant sociologist.”
Audiobook: Meet Amin El Gamal
Amin & Amin: a doppelganger duo! My new book with Princeton, Long Live Queer Nightlife, will be narrated by Amin El Gamal (he/they), best known for his role in Prison Break, making him the first openly queer Muslim actor to play a leading role on television.
Page proofs for my new book have arrived
Page proofs for my new book, Long Live Queer Nightlife (Princeton), have arrived. How did the global closure of gay bars revolutionize underground nightlife scenes? The book comes out March 2024. Sign up with Princeton to be notified when preorders are available. See you on the dancefloor!
Hot Off the Presses!
My new article has come out! With Andy Holmes, I examine coming out of the closet and the ways sexuality may provide symbolic resources–“distinguishing but not defining”–in the service of crafting modern sexual identities. New in Theory and Society.