Books

▪ Conner, Christopher T. and David R. Dickens. (2023). Electric Empires: From Subculture to Culture Industry. Lantham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

▪ Conner, C.T. (2022). How sexual racism and other discriminatory behaviors Become rationalized in online dating apps.” Deviant Behavior, 44(1), 126-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.2019566.

▪ Conner, C.T., & MacMurray, N. (2021). The perfect storm: A subcultural analysis of the QAnon movement.” Critical Sociology, 48(6), 1049-1071. https://doi.org/10.1177/08969205211055863.   

▪ Conner, C.T., & Baxter, N.M. (2021). Teaching symbolic interaction: Are you a werewolf? Teaching Sociology, 50(1), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211053375.

▪ Conner, C.T. (2019). The gay gayze: Expressions of inequality on Grindr. The Sociological Quarterly. 60(3): 397-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2018.1533394.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED TALKS

* Conner, C.T., & MacMurray, N. (2022, March 17). “The perfect storm: A subcultural analysis of the QAnon movement. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Las Vegas, NV.

▪ Conner, C.T., & MacMurray, N. (2022, April 16). The perfect storm: A subcultural analysis of the QAnon movement [Conference session]. Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

▪ Conner, C.T. (2021, May 21). A social history of electronic dance music. Profs and Pints. (Online)

▪ Conner, C.T., & Okamura, D. (2021, August 6). The sociology of the gayborhood: An overview [Conference session]. Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY

News Articles

▪ Conner, C.T. (2021, March 4). Queer in the country: Why some LGBTQ Americans prefer rural life to urban ‘gayborhoods.’ The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/queer-in-the-country-why-some-lgbtq-americans-prefer-rural-life-to-urban-gayborhoods-155616.

▪ Conner, C.T. (2021, February 12). How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza.” The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-the-gay-party-scene-short-circuited-and-became-a-moneymaking-bonanza-153424.

▪ Conner, C.T. (2021, January 8). Op-Ed: New Year’s Eve Circuit parties go on despite COVID-19 travel concerns. Windy City Times. Reprinted in The Washington Blade 1/22/2021. https://windycitytimes.com/2021/01/08/op-ed-new-years-eve-circuit-parties-go-on-despite-covid-19-travel-concerns/

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