Visual sociologist, Tracy Xavia Karner, is an expert in how people use visual media to understand themselves and their worlds. An award-winning teacher and a nationally known expert in the field of qualitative sociology, she explores the social contexts of image creation and dissemination as well as their role in everyday visual sociability. Her recent writings investigate photography in fine art venues and everyday uses, such as Facebook, and have been published in both popular and academic venues. An engaging speaker, Karner has lectured internationally as well as throughout the US. Additionally, she is on the Editorial Board for the international journal Visual Studies and is active in the Houston photography community serving on the Advisory Board of Houston Center for Photography, as a supporter and past officer of Photo Forum at Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and as a reviewer for Fotofest’s 2010 Meeting Place. She is the author of Making a Scene! How Visionary Individuals Created an International Photography Scene in Houston, Texas (Schilt Publishing 2023).

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