O Connor Paul
Senior Lecturer
Department of Sociology and Social Policy
Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong
Biography
Paul O’Connor obtained his PhD in Sociology from the University of Queensland. Originally from the UK, he joined Lingnan in 2015 and previously taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is author of ‘Islam in Hong Kong: Muslims and Everyday Life in China’s World City’, with Hong Kong University Press. His research interests include Islam, ethnicity, religious minorities, cultural hybridity, and skateboard culture. Paul’s current research looks at rhythmanalysis, embodiment, and ethnic minorities. He presently teaches urban sociology, the sociology of risk, and qualitative research methods.
Research Interest
Skateboard Culture: Edgework, Secular Pilgrimage, Embodiment, Ethnicity: Regligious and Ethnic minorities, Expatriate Child Rearing, Social Theory: Hybridity, Rhythmanalysis, Prefigurative Politics
Publications
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(2017) Rhythmanalysis as a tool in social analysis on ethnicity in Hong Kong. Asian Ethnicity
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(2017) Beyond the Youth Culture: Understanding Middle-Aged Skateboarders through Temporal Capital. International Review for the Sociology of Sport.
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(2017) Negotiating Global Citizenship, Protecting Privilege: Western Expatriates Choosing Local Schools in Hong Kong, British Journal of Sociology of Education, Co-authored with Julian M. Groves.
