Mark Gottdiener

Mark Gottdiener (1943-present) is a professor of sociology at University at Buffalo, specializing in urban sociology.

The concept of theming has been attributed to Gottdiener's work, first published in 2000 (in particular his book New forms of consumption: Consumers, culture and commodification), and further developed in 2001 (The Theming of America: dreams, media fantasies, and themed environments).^[1]

References

1. Crawford, G. (19 January 2015). "Is it in the Game? Reconsidering Play Spaces, Game Definitions, Theming, and Sports Videogames". Games and Culture 10 (6): 571–592. doi:10.1177/1555412014566235.

• "UB's Gottdiener Called One of the Most Important Urban Sociologists in U.S. - University at Buffalo". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
• Ray Hutchison (15 September 2009). Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. SAGE Publications. pp. 319–322. ISBN 978-1-4522-6613-8.