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Dina B. Pinsky
Associate Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Easton 338 1 (215) 572-8544
About Me
Associate Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of Gender and Women's Studies Minor
Areas Of Focus
digital sociology, gender and sexuality, qualitative research methods
Education History
Graduate Center, City University of New York 2002
Ph.D. in Sociology and Certificate in Women’s Studies
Barnard College, Columbia University 1994
B.A., Major in Sociology
Publications
“Slide into Your DM with Heart Eyes”: Teenagers Flirting on Social Media
“The Sustained Snapshot: Incidental Ethnographic Encounters in Qualitative Interview Studies”
“‘A World Turned Upside Down’: Emotional Labour and the Professional Dominatrix”
“A Constellation of Stigmas: Complicating Sex Work Stigma with the Case of the Professional Dominatrix”
Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives
Research Summary
Dr. Dina Pinsky's current research project, "Digital Teens" is an ethnographic study (involving digital ethnography and interviews) of adolescent peer interactions as mediated through social media. Using feminist and symbolic-interactionist frameworks, Dr. Pinsky analyzes narratives about on-line flirting to explore constructions of gender and sexuality among teens. Her previous research has focused on sex work stigma, Jewish feminist activists, and ethnographic research methodologies.