Andy McCumber
@ahmccumber.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Sociology. Past: Postdoc, Stony Brook University IACS, UCSB Sociology PhD. Author of BAD NATURE, University of Chicago Press www.andymccumber.com
Made my pilgrimage to the ASA book exhibit to see Bad Nature on display!
August 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Made my pilgrimage to the ASA book exhibit to see Bad Nature on display!
Bad Nature is keeping good company with John Levi-Martin in London bookshelves. This account may just post images of shelved books for the foreseeable future until the novelty of finding my book in the wild wears off).
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Bad Nature is keeping good company with John Levi-Martin in London bookshelves. This account may just post images of shelved books for the foreseeable future until the novelty of finding my book in the wild wears off).
I made a sociological pilgrimage yesterday.
June 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I made a sociological pilgrimage yesterday.
This paper looks so cool! We are very proud of our colleague Dave Brunsma’s book being included in a recent defense department book ban here at VT.
June 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This paper looks so cool! We are very proud of our colleague Dave Brunsma’s book being included in a recent defense department book ban here at VT.
@grantbrisbee.bsky.social did you approve this
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@grantbrisbee.bsky.social did you approve this
Received my first photo of Bad Nature “in the wild” today! At Book Culture in NYC.
May 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Received my first photo of Bad Nature “in the wild” today! At Book Culture in NYC.
I got some much anticipated mail today.
March 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I got some much anticipated mail today.
Recruitment for my new project? It’s going great, thank you for asking.
March 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Recruitment for my new project? It’s going great, thank you for asking.
I’m pretty happy with the theme for my slides in my Animals in Society class tomorrow.
February 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m pretty happy with the theme for my slides in my Animals in Society class tomorrow.
Kayak kindly found me the absolute worst possible way of getting from Roanoke, VA to New York City (technically Newark).
February 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Kayak kindly found me the absolute worst possible way of getting from Roanoke, VA to New York City (technically Newark).
God has been listening to a lot of classic punk/hardcore lately.
January 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
God has been listening to a lot of classic punk/hardcore lately.
I bought an espresso machine recently and have been trying to recover my long lost barista skills.
December 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
I bought an espresso machine recently and have been trying to recover my long lost barista skills.
Another sign of advancing age is being 78.
October 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Another sign of advancing age is being 78.
Bad Nature has a cover! I’m very pleased that the design team went with such a metal approach 🤘
August 5, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Bad Nature has a cover! I’m very pleased that the design team went with such a metal approach 🤘
I’m working on a project with a dataset of scenic landscape photos of National Parks. I made these composite images of the dominant colors for each park yesterday. Here are Arches, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks.
March 7, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I’m working on a project with a dataset of scenic landscape photos of National Parks. I made these composite images of the dominant colors for each park yesterday. Here are Arches, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks.
This is why I hate chess. Truly the most masochistic casual hobby.
October 22, 2023 at 1:34 PM
This is why I hate chess. Truly the most masochistic casual hobby.