Contemporary Bohemia: A Case Study of an Artistic Community in Philadelphia

• Main Authors: Moss, Geoffrey (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wildfeuer, Rachel (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), McIntosh, Keith (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
• Subjects: Cultural studies.; Urban geography.; Municipal government.; Cultural Studies.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urban Politics.

This book presents an investigation and assessment of an artistic community that emerged within Philadelphia's Fishtown and the nearby neighborhood of Kensington. The book starts out by examining historical and sociological work on bohemia, and then provides a detailed history of greater Philad...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Bohemia: Classic and Contemporary
• Chapter 3. The Fishtown/Kensington Artist
• Chapter 4. Maintaining Continuity With Bohemian Tradition
• Chapter 5. The Fishtown Hipster
• Chapter 6. Bohemian But Not Anti-Bourgeois
• Chapter 7. The Artistic Bohemian Lifestyle Community
• Chapter 8. Conclusion: Going Beyond Ordinary.