Dustin Kidd

About the Author

Dustin Kidd is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Intellectual Heritage at Temple University in Philadelphia. Kidd is the author of two other books: Social Media Freaks: Identity, Mass Media, and Society; and Legislating Creativity: The Intersections of Art & Politics. He has also published articles and essays in several journals including The Hedgehog Review, AfterImage, Research in Political Sociology, The Journal of Popular Culture, Contexts, and Sociology Compass. He has taught courses on the sociology of popular culture since 2001.