ABSTRACT

Neo-Bohemia brings the study of bohemian culture down to the street level, while maintaining a commitment to understanding broader historical and economic urban contexts. Simultaneously readable and academic, this book anticipates key urban trends at the dawn of the twenty-first century, shedding light on both the nature of contemporary bohemias and the cities that house them. The relevance of understanding the trends it depicts has only increased, especially in light of the current urban crisis puncturing a long period of gentrification and new economy development, putting us on the precipice, perhaps, of the next new bohemia.

chapter 1|20 pages

INTRODUCTION

part |2 pages

PART I: INDUSTRY AND ART IN THE MODERN CITY

chapter 2|26 pages

PRODUCTION AND NEIGHBORHOOD

chapter 3|24 pages

BOHEMIA

part |2 pages

PART II: A POSTINDUSTRIAL BOHEMIA

chapter 4|26 pages

GRIT AS GLAMOUR

chapter 5|26 pages

LIVING LIKE AN ARTIST

chapter 6|28 pages

THE CELEBRITY NEIGHBORHOOD

part |2 pages

PART III: ARTISTS AS USEFUL LABOR

chapter 7|26 pages

THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN CULTURAL PRODUCTION

chapter 8|26 pages

MAKING THE SCENE

chapter 9|28 pages

THE DIGITAL BOHEMIA

part |2 pages

PART IV: CONCLUSION