Nathaniel G. Chapman is an Assistant Professor of
Sociology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Arkansas Tech
University. His research focuses on craft beer and the production
of culture in the United States. He has also researched racial
dynamics at Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals, and EDM more
broadly. Currently, he is conducting research on gender and
consumption in the craft beer industry, and the construction of
authenticity in craft brewing.
J. Slade Lellock is a PhD student in the
Department of Sociology at Virginia Tech. His research interests
include culture, digital sociology, consumption, taste, and
qualitative methodologies. His work generally focuses on the
symbolic and expressive realms of culture such as music, art, film,
and dress as well as social and symbolic boundaries. Given his
interest in the cultural dimensions of digital social life, he has
conducted ethnographic fieldwork in multiple online
communities.
Cameron D. Lippard is an Associate Professor of
Sociology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
His teaching and research interests are in social inequality,
focusing on the social problems and racialization Latino immigrants
face while living in the American South. Recent publications
include two books: Building Inequality: Race, Ethnicity, and
Immigration in the Atlanta Construction Industry and Being Brown in
Dixie: Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Immigration in the New South. He
also has researched the connections between immigrant labor and
growing industries in the American South including the
construction, meatpacking, and Christmas tree industries.
"Untapped speaks to important aspects of beer and food
culture. It is well researched and documented and adds to our
understanding of a largely understudied field." Carolyn Keller,
Keene State College
"A valuable and teachable book that will appeal to anyone
interested in social science perspectives on craft brewing."
Andrew Shears, Mansfield University
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