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American Zoo: A Sociological Safari, David Grazian
American Zoo: A Sociological Safari, David Grazian
David Grazian
No abstract provided.
Digital Underground: Musical Spaces And Microscenes In The Postindustrial City, David Grazian
Digital Underground: Musical Spaces And Microscenes In The Postindustrial City, David Grazian
David Grazian
No abstract provided.
Urban Nightlife, Social Capital, And The Public Life Of Cities, David Grazian
Urban Nightlife, Social Capital, And The Public Life Of Cities, David Grazian
David Grazian
Sociologists and urban scholars emphasize how nightlife establishments contribute to the social capital and public life of cities. In the interests of tempering this line of argument, I suggest three generalizable empirical findings that provide grounds for skepticism on this score: (1) the racial and class barriers to participation imposed by urban nightlife enterprises; (2) the normalization of gender differences and the routine harassment of women within such scenes; and (3) the lack of inclusiveness surrounding local nightlife in urban neighborhood communities. These findings suggest that nightlife scenes may function more efficiently as generators of bonding rather than bridging social …
On The Make: The Hustle Of Urban Nightlife, David Grazian
On The Make: The Hustle Of Urban Nightlife, David Grazian
David Grazian
No abstract provided.
The Production Of Popular Music As A Confidence Game: The Case Of The Chicago Blues, David Grazian
The Production Of Popular Music As A Confidence Game: The Case Of The Chicago Blues, David Grazian
David Grazian
In this article I argue that the production of live music shares many formal properties with that of confidence games: specifically, (1) a set of structural relationships in which operators, ropers, insiders, shills and marks are enmeshed, (2) the deployment of carefully planned strategies of deception, and (3) a pattern of success owed in part to the moral and financial motivations of insiders, the willingness of the state to assist in the enterprise, and the desire among victims to be swayed by the production. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted in some of Chicago’s most popular blues clubs, I examine these …
Blue Chicago: The Search For Authenticity In Urban Blues Clubs, David Grazian
Blue Chicago: The Search For Authenticity In Urban Blues Clubs, David Grazian
David Grazian
No abstract provided.