Danielle Lindemann

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Danielle Lindemann
EducationPhD
Alma mater Columbia University, Princeton University
GenreGender, sexuality, popular culture, deviance
Notable worksTrue Story: What Reality TV Says About Us
Website
daniellelindemann.com

Danielle Lindemann is an American author, and professor of sociology at Lehigh University. [1]

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Early life and education

She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from Princeton University in 2002 and her PhD in sociology from Columbia University in 2010. Lindemann lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with her husband and two daughters. [2]

Career

Dominatrix: Gender, Eroticism, and Control in the Dungeon

Lindemann's first book, Dominatrix: Gender, Eroticism, and Control in the Dungeon, is based on her doctoral dissertation. Drawing on in-depth interviews with professional dominatrices, Lindemann argues that this seemingly "deviant" erotic world has much to teach us about gender dynamics, sexuality, and power in our everyday lives.

True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us

True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us was published in February 2022 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. The book is "Sociology 101" through the lens of reality TV; each chapter illuminates the central theories and research within a particular sociological realm (e.g., small group dynamics, family, childhood, class, race, gender, and sexuality). [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Danielle Lindemann". Lehigh University department of sociology & anthropology.
  2. Dave Howell. "Literary Scene: It's a Reality TV world, after all". Lehigh Valley Press. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. "All Book Marks reviews for True Story: What Reality TV Says about Us by Danielle J. Lindemann". Book Marks. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  4. "TRUE STORY". Kirkus Reviews.
  5. "True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us by Danielle J Lindemann". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-05-04.