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I'll be directing a new summer programme at UvA Amsterdam called "New Media and the Digitalisation of Everyday Life" in July-August 2024. Please share with students who may be interested! summerschool.uva.nl/content/summer…

I'm organizing a section session "Culture in Objects" for ASA Culture Section. Please consider submitting your paper/extended abstract by Feb. 26. I envision a panel that features various forms of cultural objects and diverse perspectives. Hope to see you in Montreal!

I'm honored to be the incoming Chair Elect of ASA Culture Section and to work with Clayton Childress as the new Chair. I've greatly enjoyed being involved with the section since grad school and I'm thrilled for our exciting plans that lie ahead!

Definitely one of the best years of my professional life Institute for Advanced Study (IAS). Sadly, no group photos so the names will have to do. Pablo J. Boczkowski Juan Llamas-Rodriguez Lisa Nakamura Alondra Nelson David Nieborg niftyc Julia Ticona Moira Weigel Hannah Wohl Zahid Chaudhary Daniela Gabor @shamuskhan geoff Mann

Circa 1995, kickin it at the doll and teddy bear party with my … stuffed frog?

Just published this piece in The Conversation U.S. with Lindsey Cameron! Based on our fieldwork in the porn and ride-hailing industries, we argue that gig platforms attract workers with the promise of autonomy, but punish those who try to exercise it. theconversation.com/unlikely-bedfe…

Northwestern Sociology is the best! Who else would invite me to colloquium on prospective student visiting day to talk about my porn research AND make me a book cake?! 🍰 ☺️

Northwestern Sociology is the best! Who else would invite me to colloquium on prospective student visiting day to talk about my porn research AND make me a book cake?! 🍰 ☺️

Check out my new op-ed on how AI-generated porn threatens the workforce. fastcompany.com/91313293/deepf…

I'm delighted to share that Max Besbris and I won the 2025 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award from ASA's Consumers and Consumption Section for "Relational Brokerage: Interaction and Valuation in Two Markets," published in Qualitative Sociology. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Methods question: Are there ethical concerns with interviewing people who are under company NDA policies (assuming they are voluntarily sharing this info and the data is fully non-identifiable)?