Gregory Snyder

Professor

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Sociology and Anthropology

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: gregory.snyder@baruch.cuny.edu

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Biography
Teaching
Research and Creative Activity
Grants
Honors and Awards
Service

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, New School for Social Research

M.A., Sociology, New School for Social Research

M.A., Liberal Studies, New School for Social Research

B.A., History, University of Wisconsin

Semester	Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Name
Spring 2024	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2024	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2024	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2022	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2022	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Spring 2022	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2022	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2021	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2021	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Spring 2021	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2021	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2020	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2020	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Spring 2020	SOC	5000	Independent Study Sociology I
Spring 2020	SOC	3185	Internship Human Service
Spring 2020	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2020	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2019	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2019	SOC	5000	Independent Study Sociology I
Fall 2019	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Spring 2019	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2019	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2019	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2018	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2018	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2018	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2018	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2018	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2018	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2018	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2017	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2017	SOC	4100	Sociological Theory
Fall 2017	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2017	ANT	4100	Sociological Theory
Spring 2017	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2017	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2017	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2016	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2015	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2015	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2015	SOC	1005H	Hon Intro Sociology
Spring 2015	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2015	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2014	SOC	5000	Independent Study Sociology I
Fall 2014	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2014	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2014	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2014	SOC	6002H	Honors Thesis II
Spring 2014	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2014	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2014	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2013	SOC	6001H	Honors Sociology I
Fall 2013	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2013	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2013	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2013	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2013	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2013	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2012	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2012	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2012	IDC	3001H	Honors - People of New York
Fall 2011	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Fall 2011	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2011	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2011	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2011	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2010	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2010	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2009	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2009	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2008	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2008	SOC	3155	Urban Sociology
Spring 2008	HSP	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Spring 2008	BLS	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Spring 2008	ANT	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Spring 2008	SOC	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Spring 2008	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Spring 2008	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology
Fall 2007	ANT	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Fall 2007	BLS	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Fall 2007	HSP	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Fall 2007	SOC	3125	Race and Ethnic Relation
Fall 2007	SOC	1005	Introductory Sociology

Books

Snyder, G. (2017). Skateboarding LA: Inside Professional Street Skateboarding. (p. 297). New York, NY, USA, New York University Press.

Snyder, G. (2009). Graffitti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. (p. 256). New York, NY, USA, NYU Press .

Journal Articles

(2012). The City and the Subculture Career: Professional Street Skateboarding in LA. Ethnography, SAGE publications, vol. 13,3(September 2012, first published on-line November 11, 2011). pp. 306-329.

(2006). Graffiti Media and the Perpetuation of an Illegal Subculture. Crime, Media, Culture:An International Journal , 2(1). pp.93-101.

Book Chapters

Snyder, G. (2017). Deviance as Career Opportunity: The Case of Graffiti and Skateboarding. In Sefiha, O., & Brown, S. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Deviance Studies New York,USA. Routledge Press.

Snyder, G. J. (2017). Long Live the Tag: Representing the Foundations of Graffiti. In Avramidis, K., & Tsilimpoundi, M. (Eds.), Graffiti and Street Art: Reading, Writing and Representing the City London,United Kingdom. Routledge Press.

Ilhan, J., & Snyder, G. (2016). Graffiti. In Tonry, M. (Ed.), Oxford Handbooks On-Line of Criminology and Criminal justice London,UK and USA. Oxford University Press.

Snyder, G. (2016). Graffiti and the Subculture Career. In Ross, J. I. (Ed.), A Handbook of Graffiti and Street Art New York, London,USA/UK. Routledge Press.

Snyder, G. (2015). Graffiti and the Subculture Career. Oxford Handbooks On-Line of Criminology and Criminal justice London, UK and New York, NY,UK and USA. Oxford University Press.

Snyder, G. (2011). Crime Space vs. Cool Space: Breaking Down Broken Windows. In Ferrell, J., & Hayward, K. (Eds.), Cultural Criminology :The Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology London, UK,United Kingdom. Ashgate Publishers.

Snyder, G. (2010). "Howard Becker". In Hayward, K., Maruna, S., & Moone, J. (Eds.), 50 Key Thinkers in Criminology (pp. 163-167). London,United Kingdom. Routledge Press.

Patents and Intellectual Properties

Snyder, G.

Presentations

Snyder, G. (2019, August 12). University of Skate: Academic Forum and Workshop. Pushing Boarders. Malmo, Sweeden: Bryggeriet High School.

Snyder, G. (2019, November 15). Alley Cats, Street Races, and Velodromes: Track Bikes and the Opportunity Costs of Urban Cycling. American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2018, June 1). What We Do is Secret: The Challenge of Writing about Skateboarding. Pushing Boarders. London England: Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Snyder, G. (2017, November 15). Deviance as Career Opportunity: The Case of Graffiti and Skateboarding. American Society of Criminology. Philadelphia, PA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2016, October 25). Graffiti Lives: Aesthetics and Visual Sociology. Arts and Lectures Committee: Farmingdale State College. Farmindale, New York: Farmingdale State College.

Snyder, G. (2016, November 18). The Politics of the Subculture Career: Skaters de-criminalize ‘The West LA Courthouse’. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2016, March 18). Concrete Activism: Skateboarders’ Transformations of Urban Space. Eastern Sociological Society-Annual Meeting. Boston, MA: Eastern Sociological Society.

Snyder, G. (2014, November 20). Making Space: Skateboarders and the Process of Illegal Urban Design. American Society of Criminology,Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California

Snyder, G. (2014, October 8). Ethnographic Techniques and Forms of Knowing. Guest Lecturer. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University.

Snyder, G. (2014, April 28). Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. Guest Lecturer. New York City: Marymount College.

Snyder, G. (2014, February 20). Street League Skateboarding: The Mainstreaming of Resistance. Eastern Sociological Society-Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD: Eastern Sociological Society.

Snyder, G. (2013, March 21). Profit Margins: Professional Skateboarding and the Creation of Profitable Public Space. Eastern Sociological Society-Annual Meeting. Boston, MA: Eastern Sociological Society.

Snyder, G. (2012, March 24). Author Meets Critics: Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. Eastern Sociological Society-Annual Meeting. New York, NY

Snyder, G. (2011, November 30). Spot Profits: Professional Street Skateboarders and the Creation of Subcultural Landmarks. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2011, April 30). The City and the Subculture Career: Professional Street Skateboarding in LA. Invited Speaker, Department of Sociology. Salem, OR: Willamette University.

Snyder, G. (2011, April 30). Graffiti Lives, Subculture and the Birmingham School. Guest Lecturer, Senior Seminar on Subcultures. Salem, OR: Willamette University.

Snyder, G. (2010, November 30). Resisting Arrest: Skateboarder’s Responses to Criminalized Urban Spaces. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2009, November 30). Author Meets Critics: Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2009, November 30). Criminalized Subcultures and the Creative Class: The Case of Graffiti and Skateboarding. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2009, October 5). Graffiti Lives: Youth Culture, Hip Hop and Beyond. International Conference on Crime, Media and Popular Culture. Terra Haute, IN: Indiana State University.

Snyder, G. (2009, August 31). Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York's Urban Underground. Author at the NYC Public Library presents.... New York, NY: New York Public Library.

Snyder, G. (2007, November 30). Breaking Down Broken Windows: Graffiti in Brooklyn and Soho. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Criminology.

Snyder, G. (2007, August 2). Crime Space vs. Cool Space: Graffiti and the Branding of Consumer Experience. On the Edge: Transgression and the Dangerous Other. New York, NY: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Snyder, G. (2005, March 31). A Brief History of the Graffiti Movement, 1960's to the Present. Hip Hop in Global Practice. Bronx, NY: Lehman College.

Snyder, G. (2003, March 31). The Challenges of Studying Graffiti in New York. Ethnography New York Style. New York, NY: CUNY Graduate Center.

Snyder, G. (2001, February 28). Graffiti is, Graffiti Aint: Writing Hip Hop Wrongs. The Hip Hop Paradigm: Mapping and Transcending its Boundaries. Ann Harbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan.

Snyder, G. (2000, January 31). Greetings From ESPOland: Graffiti and Ethnographic Discovery. Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction: Couch-Stone Sympossium. St. Petersburg, Florida: University of South Florida.

Reviews

Snyder, G. (2015,April 15). Review of "Street Art, Public City" by Alison Young. Leeds,United Kingdom: Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Title	Funding Agency Sponsor	Start Date	End Date	Awarded Date	Total Funding	Status
Department Chair Research Account Year 2 - Gregory Snyder	PSC CUNY	09/01/2021	08/31/2023	09/01/2021	3000	Completed
Department Chair Research Account Year 1 - Gregory Snyder	PSC CUNY	02/01/2021	08/31/2022	02/01/2021	1750	Completed
The Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding in an Age of Spatial Constraint	PSC-CUNY 47	07/01/2016	06/30/2017	04/15/2016	3440	Completed
The Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding in an Age of Spatial Constraint	PSC-CUNY 45	07/01/2014	06/30/2015	04/15/2014	2210	Completed
The Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding in an Age of Spatial Constraint	PSC-CUNY 44	07/01/2013	06/30/2014	04/15/2013	2983	Completed
The Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding in an Age of Spatial Constraint	PSC-CUNY 42	07/01/2011	06/30/2012	04/15/2011	5998	Completed
Against the Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding and the Critique of Urban Space	PSC-CUNY 41	07/01/2010	06/30/2011		3971.7	Completed
Against the Grind: Professional Street Skateboarding and the Critique of Urban Space	PSC-CUNY 40	07/01/2009	06/30/2010		1016.28	Completed
ProfessionaL street skateboarding	PSC-CUNY 39	07/01/2008	12/31/2009		3250	Completed
Department Chair Research Account Year 3 Gregory Snyder	PSC CUNY	09/01/2022	08/31/2024	09/01/2022	3000	Funded - In Progress

Honor / Award	Organization Sponsor	Date Received	Description
The Whiting Fellowship	The Whiting Foundation	2009	2009-2010 Whiting Fellowship, awarded full-year of course release for research and writing, and a $15,000.00 grant to aid in research.

College

Committee Name	Position Role	End Date
WSAS Personnel and Budget Committee	Committee Member	11/17/2022
Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology	Committee Chair	11/17/2022
WSAS Curriculum Committee	Committee Member	12/31/2012
WSAS Curriculum Committee, Secretary	Committee Member	5/31/2012
New Hire Search	Committee Member	3/31/2012
Curriculum Committee	Committee Member	9/30/2011
Zicklin Curriculum Committee	Attendee, Meeting	9/30/2010