Hannah Wohl

Associate Prof of Sociology @ucsantabarbara. Author of Bound by Creativity: Culture, markets, theory, ethnography.

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My book drops today on Amazon! Here’s THE BOOK THREAD w/ photos from my ethnography 🧵. https://t.co/Wwdu6zsC4p

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Join us for the Culture Section's inaugural Stuart Hall Award lecture by @BenHCarrington, “‘The University is a Critical Institution, or it is Nothing’ - Stuart Hall, The Elephants’ Graveyard and the Sociology of Race.” Register here: https://t.co/s7U8zwOLk5

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New pub! @MargotHanley and I coauthored this article on anthropomorphized artificial intelligence in @BigDataSoc. We show how engineers make technology that conveys what we call "shifting personhood" by selectively designing anthropomorphic qualities. https://t.co/3EgctBaH2o

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My latest op-ed, "The Market’s Judgment on OnlyFans Has Nothing to Do With Money," was just published in @barronsonline. I argue that the stigmatization of porn and other "sin stocks" has led investors to undervalue economically profitable assets. https://t.co/AQ4MoL1ASY

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This is a huge win for free speech and higher education. I'm proud to be a member of ASA and grateful for @AdiaHWingfield's leadership. https://t.co/PDPx6OtEr6

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New op-ed! I coauthored this in @Newsweek with @LindseyDCameron and @JuliaTicona1 on how the "no taxes on tips" provision actually increases surveillance over precarious workers and on the broader dangers of sharing data across platforms. https://t.co/EReYzNW5E1

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I'm delighted to share that my op-ed on the dangers of requiring age verification for porn sites--as the Supreme Court will soon be deciding on--was just published in @thehill: https://t.co/g9R99fntcX

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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)?

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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. https://t.co/MEqEi4L6eU

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Check out my new op-ed on how AI-generated porn threatens the workforce. https://t.co/9fAvQnGtrc

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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?! 🍰 ☺️

[Hannah Wohl @H_Wohl]

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?! 🍰 ☺️

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Just published this piece in @ConversationUS with @LindseyDCameron! 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. https://t.co/NnmgDKReNA

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

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This article is special because it makes us rethink the meaning and function of autonomy--a central concept in the sociology of culture.

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I am delighted to see Yu-Cheng Liu's @ucsb fantastic article, "The meaning of autonomy: How artists justify career paths," published in @Poetics_Journal. https://t.co/C5apB7kfXv. 1/N

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Liu conducted rare interviews with two groups of Chinese artists-state, affiliated artists and independent artists, both of whom offer competing narratives of autonomy that emphasize the resources they have and downplay those that they lack vis-a-vis each other.

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Definitely one of the best years of my professional life @the_IAS. Sadly, no group photos so the names will have to do. @PabloBochon @llamasjr @lnakamur @alondra @DavidNieborg @niftyc @JuliaTicona1 @moiragweigel @H_Wohl @ZahidChaudhary1 @DanielaGabor @shamuskhan @GeoffMann

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I'm honored to be the incoming Chair Elect of @ASACulture 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!

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@drjonessoc @barbbrents @NYUpress Congrats! Can't wait to read this. 🥳