Andrew C. Cohen
Contact Information
Andrew C. Cohen graduated from Fontbonne University in 2011 with a dual major Sociology and Advertising and a minor in American Culture Studies. His interdisciplinary education in advertising and his professional experience in the industry turned into a deep interest in advertising as a sub-cultural production. His aim is to develop a cultural sociology of the advertising agency, looking at the narratives and structures of meaning that shape the products of the advertising industry. He is also interested in gender and queer theory, as well as just about any social creation of meaning.
Research interests: Advertising, cultural productions of meaning, cultural valuing systems, ethnography, queer theory, gender studies, cultural sociology.
Education: Bachelor of Arts, Advertising, Applied Sociology, Minor in American Culture Studies December 2011, Fontbonne University, Saint Louis, MO, summa cum laude, GPA: 4.00.
Publications
- Cohen, A. C. (September 2011). “Investigating the Apathy toward Applied Sociology.” Journal of Applied Social Science 5(2):53-65