Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2006) Winner
Joshua Gamson
ジョシュア・ガムソン
Joshua Gamson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-11-16
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- sociologist, author, professor
- Active Years
- 1994-
- Affiliations
- Yale University, University of San Francisco
- Influenced By
- William A. Gamson, Zelda F. Gamson
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Awards 2005 (shortlisted)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Sociology | — | — | United States |
Swarthmore College
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Sociology
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stonewall Book Award | The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco | nonfiction | American Library Association | winner |
| 2009 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
| 1995 | Wayne F. Placek Award | — | — | American Psychological Association | recipient |
Stonewall Book Award
2006
Work:
The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco
Category:
nonfiction
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2009
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
Wayne F. Placek Award
1995
Organization:
American Psychological Association
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America
1994 SociologyFreaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity
1998 SociologyThe Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco
2005 BiographyModern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship
2015 SociologyBibliography
- Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America (1994)
- Freaks Talk Back: Tabloid Talk Shows and Sexual Nonconformity (1998)
- The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco (2005)
- Modern Families: Stories of Extraordinary Journeys to Kinship (2015)
Legacy
American sociologist known for works on celebrity culture and LGBTQ+ topics. Winner of the Stonewall Book Award.
Trivia
- Son of sociologists William A. Gamson and Zelda F. Gamson.