Hello Folks, 

This week we are beginning our journey away from thinking about gentrification in terms of displacement and privilege and moving towards discussing the history of NYC through the lens of art, artists, sexuality, culture and commerce. Chauncey started us on this road with his Gay New York piece and now we are pursuing this line of inquiry full steam ahead. That being the case, below there's a link that's especially important in contextualizing the Dowd reading in addition to some key words I have divided into three categories. Look over these lists. Look up some of these people, places and concepts. Bring the reading to life!  (By the way, the lists are in no particular order.)  

What is Bohemianism?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemianism

Terms:

Androgyny

Bohemia/Bohemian

Downtown

Fetish

Hustler

Hipster

Installation

Philistine

Postmodern

Scenester

People:

Diane Arbus

Patti Smith

Robert Mapplethorpe

Andy Warhol

Allen Ginsberg

Gregory Corso

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Keith Haring

Lichtenstein

Rothko

Rauschenberg

Dali

Dylan Thomas

Marcel Duchamp

Locations:

Automats

the Chelsea Hotel

St. Mark’s Poetry Project

Max’s Kansas City

The Palladium

Lower East Side

Greenwich Village