Amin Ghaziani
@aminghaziani.bsky.social
Sociologist. Co-editor of Contexts. Author of Long Live Queer Nightlife (Princeton). www.aminghaziani.net
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The latest issue of @contexts.org is out! We've got hot sociological takes on everything from poverty and blood quantum to guns, plants, and underwater hotels!
Find it all (paywall-free!) at contexts.org/articles/su2...
Find it all (paywall-free!) at contexts.org/articles/su2...
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The latest issue of @contexts.org is out! We've got hot sociological takes on everything from poverty and blood quantum to guns, plants, and underwater hotels!
Find it all (paywall-free!) at contexts.org/articles/su2...
Find it all (paywall-free!) at contexts.org/articles/su2...
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New publication by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social) in (@socquarterly.bsky.social). “The Sociology of Queer Nightlife.” The Sociological Quarterly 66(4): 661-674. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6....
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New publication by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social) in (@socquarterly.bsky.social). “The Sociology of Queer Nightlife.” The Sociological Quarterly 66(4): 661-674. Available here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6....
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
The article provides a sociological perspective on queer nightlife.
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Was pleased to accept an invitation from the Editors of @contexts.org (@sethabrutyn.bsky.social @aminghaziani.bsky.social) to contribute to a special section on the Canada-USA relationship along with @dbtindall.bsky.social & @pallavib.bsky.social.
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Canada and the United States—a Friendship Strained
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October 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Was pleased to accept an invitation from the Editors of @contexts.org (@sethabrutyn.bsky.social @aminghaziani.bsky.social) to contribute to a special section on the Canada-USA relationship along with @dbtindall.bsky.social & @pallavib.bsky.social.
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🚨New Issue Out Now!! Open Access!!
Navigate all the fresh #sociology with our clickable table of contents (contexts.org/articles/su2...), listen to the issue's companion playlist (open.spotify.com/playlist/5PB...), and read the "digest" (mailchi.mp/ea0c38553548...) to learn more!
Navigate all the fresh #sociology with our clickable table of contents (contexts.org/articles/su2...), listen to the issue's companion playlist (open.spotify.com/playlist/5PB...), and read the "digest" (mailchi.mp/ea0c38553548...) to learn more!
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨New Issue Out Now!! Open Access!!
Navigate all the fresh #sociology with our clickable table of contents (contexts.org/articles/su2...), listen to the issue's companion playlist (open.spotify.com/playlist/5PB...), and read the "digest" (mailchi.mp/ea0c38553548...) to learn more!
Navigate all the fresh #sociology with our clickable table of contents (contexts.org/articles/su2...), listen to the issue's companion playlist (open.spotify.com/playlist/5PB...), and read the "digest" (mailchi.mp/ea0c38553548...) to learn more!
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"The Little Engine that Maybe Could" 🚂
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The Little Engine that Maybe Could" 🚂
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
Co-editor @aminghaziani.bsky.social interviews former editors Syed Ali and @philipncohen.com (univofmaryland.bsky.social) about overcoming challenges to deliver meaningful sociology to the public.
Paywall-free! ➡️ contexts.org/articles/su2...
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Delighted to be part of this special issue. My thanks to @aminghaziani.bsky.social for all his work in making it happen, and his considered and insightful editorial comments and advice. Not only is queer nightlife “having a moment”, it is “an intellectual movement that is impossible to ignore”.
My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Delighted to be part of this special issue. My thanks to @aminghaziani.bsky.social for all his work in making it happen, and his considered and insightful editorial comments and advice. Not only is queer nightlife “having a moment”, it is “an intellectual movement that is impossible to ignore”.
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The latest issue of TSQ is now live! Check out this very special issue on queer nightlife, edited by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social), at www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The latest issue of TSQ is now live! Check out this very special issue on queer nightlife, edited by Amin Ghaziani (@aminghaziani.bsky.social), at www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6...
My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology
The Sociological Quarterly
Queer Nightlife. Volume 66, Issue 4 of The Sociological Quarterly
www.tandfonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My special issue of The Sociological Quarterly on queer nightlife is out! A real passion project, attempting to articulate what unique contributions sociologists can make to a vibrant interdisciplinary conversation. It’s all open access for 6 months. www.tandfonline.com/toc/utsq20/6... #sociology
Tomorrow, I'll be speaking at SESC in São Paulo for their "Queer Cartographies" project, which itself is part of their Actions for Citizenship lecture series. Will be great to connect with this intellectual community as we discuss queer nightlife. www.sescsp.org.br/programacao/... #sociology
Cartografias Queer: Amin Ghaziani – Vida longa à noite Queer
Neste encontro, exploramos como a vida noturna queer se reinventa diante das transformações urbanas, culturais e políticas e abre espaço para novas formas de pertencimento e celebração. O fechament...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tomorrow, I'll be speaking at SESC in São Paulo for their "Queer Cartographies" project, which itself is part of their Actions for Citizenship lecture series. Will be great to connect with this intellectual community as we discuss queer nightlife. www.sescsp.org.br/programacao/... #sociology
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Queer in Vancouver. Gay in Texas.
LGBTQ+ identity labels aren’t fixed: they shift across geography, family, and community. Recent sociological research from Andy Holmes & @aminghaziani.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social explores why.
Check it out here:
🔗 bit.ly/46IZcIq 🔗
LGBTQ+ identity labels aren’t fixed: they shift across geography, family, and community. Recent sociological research from Andy Holmes & @aminghaziani.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social explores why.
Check it out here:
🔗 bit.ly/46IZcIq 🔗
September 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Queer in Vancouver. Gay in Texas.
LGBTQ+ identity labels aren’t fixed: they shift across geography, family, and community. Recent sociological research from Andy Holmes & @aminghaziani.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social explores why.
Check it out here:
🔗 bit.ly/46IZcIq 🔗
LGBTQ+ identity labels aren’t fixed: they shift across geography, family, and community. Recent sociological research from Andy Holmes & @aminghaziani.bsky.social in @sociusjournal.bsky.social explores why.
Check it out here:
🔗 bit.ly/46IZcIq 🔗
Congrats to my grad student @alyypatel.bsky.social on her article "Re-theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet" in Canadian Review of Sociology. How can the closet be a source of violence, esp. for multiply marginalized groups? Find out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #sociology
Re‐theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian Women
Scholarship generally assumes the closet is a place of safety from the perceived risks associated with coming out. However, this overlooks its function as a source of violence, particularly for those...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Congrats to my grad student @alyypatel.bsky.social on her article "Re-theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet" in Canadian Review of Sociology. How can the closet be a source of violence, esp. for multiply marginalized groups? Find out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #sociology
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New in Sex&Sexualities by @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social !
"Color Outside the Lines" offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
"Color Outside the Lines" offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
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September 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
New in Sex&Sexualities by @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social !
"Color Outside the Lines" offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
"Color Outside the Lines" offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
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UC Davis Sociology will be hiring an assistant professor specializing in gender. If that's your area, apply here:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Sociology of Gender
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
August 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
UC Davis Sociology will be hiring an assistant professor specializing in gender. If that's your area, apply here:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07293
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New in Sex & Sexualities: “Color Outside the Lines” by @amin.ghaziani and @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social
This article offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
This article offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
Color Outside the Lines: Methodological Invitations from the Study of Queer Nightlife - Amin Ghaziani, Jorge Ochoa, 2025
To capture the complexity of the social world, researchers sometimes must color outside the lines, or break the mold of orthodox methods to bring under-examined...
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August 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
New in Sex & Sexualities: “Color Outside the Lines” by @amin.ghaziani and @jorge-ochoa.bsky.social
This article offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
This article offers methodological tools - ethnography attuned to ephemerality and a palimpsestic approach - to study queer nightlife and changing social worlds.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
#QueerMethods
I'm filled with gratitude to see @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
and the local community in Santa Barbara both celebrate my book as a Lammy finalist for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. I could not have imagined a more generous and gracious welcome. Thank you! #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social
and the local community in Santa Barbara both celebrate my book as a Lammy finalist for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. I could not have imagined a more generous and gracious welcome. Thank you! #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm filled with gratitude to see @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
and the local community in Santa Barbara both celebrate my book as a Lammy finalist for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. I could not have imagined a more generous and gracious welcome. Thank you! #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social
and the local community in Santa Barbara both celebrate my book as a Lammy finalist for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction. I could not have imagined a more generous and gracious welcome. Thank you! #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social
The program for the 37th annual Van @queerfilmfestival.ca is live and tickets are on sale. VQFF 2025 features 100 films from 25 countries playing in-person from Sept 11-25. As our Indigiqueer artistic director says, "Stories are medicine." See you there! outonscreen.com/vqff/program...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The program for the 37th annual Van @queerfilmfestival.ca is live and tickets are on sale. VQFF 2025 features 100 films from 25 countries playing in-person from Sept 11-25. As our Indigiqueer artistic director says, "Stories are medicine." See you there! outonscreen.com/vqff/program...
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Can you believe there are even more @contexts.org editors ready to talk to prospective authors? And while @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, @lettapage.bsky.social, and @aminghaziani.bsky.social are the “exiting team”, our incoming editor David Grazian is also at #ASA2025 and eager to meet you! #sociology
August 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Can you believe there are even more @contexts.org editors ready to talk to prospective authors? And while @sethabrutyn.bsky.social, @lettapage.bsky.social, and @aminghaziani.bsky.social are the “exiting team”, our incoming editor David Grazian is also at #ASA2025 and eager to meet you! #sociology
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🚨New Blog from @cantonwiner.bsky.social: Does everyone *have* a #gender? "The concept of gender detachment resists the assumption that everyone does (and should) have a gender identity—an assumption I call compulsory gender." #sociology #ASA2025 #ASA25
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August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨New Blog from @cantonwiner.bsky.social: Does everyone *have* a #gender? "The concept of gender detachment resists the assumption that everyone does (and should) have a gender identity—an assumption I call compulsory gender." #sociology #ASA2025 #ASA25
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"From words on the page to bodies in the streets, let's pull together to protect the dolls," implore @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social in their latest letter from the editors. Read more and explore the full no-paywall issue at contexts.org/articles/eds...
August 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"From words on the page to bodies in the streets, let's pull together to protect the dolls," implore @aminghaziani.bsky.social and @sethabrutyn.bsky.social in their latest letter from the editors. Read more and explore the full no-paywall issue at contexts.org/articles/eds...
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"The War on Woke--and What It Means" 4 #sociology essays underscoring what we lose by abandoning #DEI efforts across business, healthcare, and academia.
↪️Intro @aminghaziani.bsky.social @sethabrutyn.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
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![The title page of a special section in Contexts Magazine titled "The War on Woke--and What It Means," with the introductory byline Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn. The image, which has a pink, black, gray, and white color scheme, shows the phrase DEI and the word woke crossed out. The text reads: In our Winter 2025 issue, we invited five scholars to comment on the U.S. presidential election, shedding sociological light on a current issue from several different angles. In this issue, six more esteemed researchers draw our attention to a lighting rod in the so-called culture wars: DEI [diversity, equity, and inclusion].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gyknncad7e6vtri4j74qcd6n/bafkreiefjvf3wcha6wrpe5uvmlfh5bh46wbqa3gduwvii4grikwck4eew4@jpeg)
August 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"The War on Woke--and What It Means" 4 #sociology essays underscoring what we lose by abandoning #DEI efforts across business, healthcare, and academia.
↪️Intro @aminghaziani.bsky.social @sethabrutyn.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
↪️Intro @aminghaziani.bsky.social @sethabrutyn.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....
Calgary never formally delineated an urban gay district in the same way Vancouver or Toronto did. But did one exist unofficially? And where’s the #gaybourhood today? Read my interview with The Scene: thescenecalgary.com/lifestyle/wh... #sociology #gayborhood @arts.ubc.ca
Where’s the Gaybourhood? - The Scene
From an unofficial clustering along the Beltline to pop-up gatherings in borrowed venues, Calgary's gaybourhood has always found ways to exist even if you can't put it on a map.
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August 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Calgary never formally delineated an urban gay district in the same way Vancouver or Toronto did. But did one exist unofficially? And where’s the #gaybourhood today? Read my interview with The Scene: thescenecalgary.com/lifestyle/wh... #sociology #gayborhood @arts.ubc.ca
CBC Books reports on Canadian authors shortlisted for Lambda Literary Awards celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ storytelling: www.cbc.ca/books/canadi... #sociology #publicsociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca
Canadian authors Zoe Whittall, Sarah Leavitt and Jes Battis shortlisted for 2SLGBTQ+ writing awards | CBC Books
The U.S. Lambda Literary Awards celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ storytelling. This year, several Canadians have made the shortlists.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
CBC Books reports on Canadian authors shortlisted for Lambda Literary Awards celebrating 2SLGBTQ+ storytelling: www.cbc.ca/books/canadi... #sociology #publicsociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca
The @lambdaliterary.org Foundation compiled the (gorgeous) covers for all finalists. I clicked my category, LGBTQ+ Nonfiction, & read all the reviews. What a stunning collection of ideas! lambdaliterary.org/awards/curre... #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca @asanews.bsky.social
Current Finalists
We’re proud to announce the finalists in 26 categories for the 36th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. The finalists were selected by more than 70 avid readers, critics, and literary professionals from mo...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The @lambdaliterary.org Foundation compiled the (gorgeous) covers for all finalists. I clicked my category, LGBTQ+ Nonfiction, & read all the reviews. What a stunning collection of ideas! lambdaliterary.org/awards/curre... #sociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca @asanews.bsky.social
Each of the 5 finalists for a @lambdaliterary.org Award for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction is intellectually generous & gorgeous. I'm both stunned and speechless to be included in this group. Huge honor. #sociology #publicfacingsociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca
July 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Each of the 5 finalists for a @lambdaliterary.org Award for Best Book in LGBTQ+ Nonfiction is intellectually generous & gorgeous. I'm both stunned and speechless to be included in this group. Huge honor. #sociology #publicfacingsociology @princetonupress.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca
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We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...
Announcing the Finalists for the 37th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
This year marks 37 years
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July 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...