Kimberly Kay Hoang
Kimberly Kay Hoang is Professor of Sociology and the College at the University of Chicago. Her research highlights the complex relationships between local economies and global capital flows using ethnographic research methods. She is the author of two award winning books: Spiderweb Capitalism: How Global Elites Exploit Frontier Markets (Princeton University Press 2022) and Dealing in Desire: Asian Ascendancy, Western Decline, and the Hidden Currencies of Global Sex Work (University of California Press 2015). Her work has been published in American Sociological Review, Social Problems, Gender & Society, Sociological Theory, City & Community, Contexts, and the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.