ABSTRACT
Where were you on April 11, 2009? On that day, writers for and readers of the lit-journal n+1 participated in a symposium at NYC’s New School on “the contemporary hipster.” Papers were read, then a panel discussion was held to which audience members—there were 175 attendees—were invited to contribute. I missed it. But now there’s a book called What Was the Hipster?: A Sociological Investigation that has the papers presented on 4/11/09 and a complete transcript of the panel discussion, responses to these by writers such as Pulitzer-winning Margo Jefferson, and essays on hipster-related “sub-topics.”
