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What Was The Hipster?: A Sociological Investigation Paperback – October 15, 2010

by n+1 (Author), Mark Greif (Author), Christian Lorentzen (Author),
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Who was the turn-of-the-century hipster? Who is free enough of the hipster taint to write its history without contempt or nostalgia? Why do we want to declare the neo-hipster moment over, when the hipster's "global brand" has just reached apotheosis?

A panel of writers invited the public to join an investigation into the rise and fall of the contemporary hipster. Their debate took place at the New School University in New York City.

In addition to the panel transcript, the book includes responses from critics Jennifer Baumgardner, Patrice Evans aka The Assimilated Negro, and Margo Jefferson, as well as essays on douchebags, Hasidism versus hipsters, the Hipster Feminine, and the sneaker shop Alife Rivington.

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    200 pages
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    October 15, 2010
  5. ISBN-10
    0982597711
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0982597712
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ n+1 Foundation (October 15, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0982597711
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0982597712
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.9 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
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n+1 is a print and digital magazine of literature, culture, and politics published three times a year. We also post new online-only work several times each week and publish books expanding on the interests of the magazine.

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  • Kate RS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2011
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    This is a really interesting format for exploring the concept of the hipster. My one criticism is the use of the word "retarded" by a panel member. As someone who works in the disability advocacy field and is a student of sociology, I felt this negated the intellectualism of the text and I was slightly disappointed by the appearance of that word. Other than that, I found the book to be interesting and thought provoking. I've shared it with several close friends of mine and it has provided us with endless conversation. What was the hipster? is a book I would read again and would recommend to anyone interested in the analysis of the social structure of groups and who is searching for a deeper meaning (if there is one) of the "hipster".
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  • ELI S KINTISCH
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016
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    ha ha ha! great book.
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  • Eduardo Loureiro
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2012
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    Nice book with a lot of good essays, but as a collection the diagramation and the organization could be better.
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  • J. Edgar
    2.0 out of 5 stars A question never answered.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013
    I like n+1. In fact, this book was a promotional gift I received for renewing my subscription, so I have skin in the game when I say that.

    But since this book was more or less free, I have less skin in the game when I say that this book was a disappointment.

    I didn't realize what the structure of the book was. Basically, it it put together around a single conference presentation, with an introduction, three exploratory essays that were the presentation, an edited transcription of the discussion of the three essays, then several responses. The book closes with four more random essays on the topic. These are the strong point, and can stand alone from the rest of the book.

    As individual pieces, they work, and are very interesting and worth reading. If you find this around, pick this up and turn to page 114. Start there. The symposium doesn't answer any questions, just sort of meanders. Overall, a disappointment, especially since I have loved other books by the press. I guess it is the fragmentary nature of the thing. It asks a question that I never feel is answered, and it is pieced together to become book length with an absurd Q&A. Not that the questions are too absurd, it's just absurd that that part is not only included, but takes up more than a quarter of the printed pages.
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  • CL
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, insightful perspectives
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
    Hipsters blow my mind. I don't understand them, really. They're people, but they're a manifestation of something beyond themselves.

    This book is not a definitive treatment of the hipster, which I think is appropriate. Every perspective seems valid, reasonable, and observable in real life. Before reading, I was more interested in what has led to the evolution of hipsterism, and this book addresses the economic and social issues that seem to point out the hole that hipsters fill in society. It's not just a book about hipsters -- it gives them context by describing facets of our society.

    I'm going to read this book again.
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