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Artistic Enclaves in the Post-Industrial City

A Case Study of Lawrenceville Pittsburgh

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Authors:
  1. Geoffrey Moss

    1. Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Clarifies, builds on and amends Richard Florida’s comment that bohemian artists have become part of a larger creative class
  • Defines a new heuristic type, the artistic creative class enclave, and presents an elaborate typological analysis of the similarities and differences between artistic creative class enclaves and other types of artistic enclaves
  • Discusses the benefits and limitations of artistic creative class enclaves for communities, cities, and postindustrial society
  • Demonstrates that Lawrenceville’s artistic creative class enclave, unlike the relatively bohemian enclaves described in previous studies, and the artistic enclaves briefly described by Florida, has achieved long-term sustainability within its postindustrial urban context
  • Makes policy suggestions designed to help those who wish to promote sustainable artistic enclaves
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 1-12

  3. Florida’s Creative Class Thesis

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 13-22

  4. The Larger Urban Context

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 23-30

  5. Bohemia: Introduction and Classic Prototypes

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 31-47

  6. The Growing Integration of Bourgeois and Bohemian Culture

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 49-55

  7. Lawrenceville’s Artistic Enclave

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 57-80

  8. An Alternative to the Dominant Academic Narrative

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 81-91

  9. Summary and Conclusion

    • Geoffrey Moss
    Pages 93-101

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 103-110
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About this book

This SpringerBriefs presents a case study and theoretical analysis of an artistic enclave that emerged within Lawrenceville Pittsburgh. It briefly describes the history of greater Pittsburgh, and Lawrenceville’s transition from thriving blue-collar community to depopulated low-income neighborhood to gentrifying site of artistic and creative culture. It draws on multiple methods (e.g., interviews, observations, and survey data) to discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with being a Pittsburgh artist, and offer a detailed description of the origins and ongoing development of Lawrenceville’s artistic enclave. It discusses this enclave in the context of sociological, historical, and interdisciplinary work on urban artistic communities (i.e., bohemian and quasi-bohemian communities), and situates it within the larger urban artistic tradition, and within its contemporary urban context. It maintains that this enclave constitutes a successful (i.e., sustainable) example of anartistic creative class enclave, a heuristic concept that clarifies and amends Richard Florida’s brief commentary on contemporary urban artistic life. It concludes by offering policy suggestions for those who wish to promote such enclaves, and a preliminary critical appraisal of their potential impact on society. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

    Geoffrey Moss

About the author

Geoffrey Moss is currently a full-time Associate Professor of Instruction in Sociology at Temple University. He received a Ph.D. in Sociology and Education from Columbia University, an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University-Teachers College, an M.A. in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a B.A. in Economics from Queens College of the City University of New York. He is a member of the American Sociological Association, Urban Affairs Association, and Phi Beta Kappa. He has published articles in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Economic and Industrial Democracy, and School Organization. His interest in artistic communities was sparked by his parents, David and June Moss, who were part of New York’s 1950’s bohemian theatre scene, and nourished by frequent visits to artistic communities in New York and other cities. This is his first work on artistic communities. He is currently studying an artistic community that emerged within Philadelphia’sFishtown/Kensington area. He lives in Plymouth Meeting PA with his wife, Kay Williams, an RN at Chestnut Hill Hospital. Ms. Williams helped him to collect data for his study of Lawrenceville Pittsburgh. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Artistic Enclaves in the Post-Industrial City

  • Book Subtitle: A Case Study of Lawrenceville Pittsburgh

  • Authors: Geoffrey Moss

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Sociology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55264-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55262-0Published: 27 March 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55264-4Published: 20 March 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2212-6368

  • Series E-ISSN: 2212-6376

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 110

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural Studies, Human Geography

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