Annotated Bibliography

17 May on Uncategorized  

David Muhieddine 

Prossor Creaney 

Writing for Social Science

April 20th, 2020 

Annotated Bibliography 

Weeks, Linton. “The Hipsterfication Of America.” NPR, NPR, 17 Nov. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/11/16/142387490/the-hipsterfication-of-america.

This particular article basically goes over the hipster subculture and its overwhelming popularity across the United States. Even though the author doesn’t necessarily establish a focus on the impacts of this community within New York State. Linton Weeks formally elaborates on the style that defines a “true hipster”. Moreover, the author brings about certain principles that many hipsters follow and must abide by, for example, Linton Weeks incorporates quotes from self-proclaimed like Peter Furia (Co-founder of Seedwell Digital Creative Studio). “…Cities are known for setting trends; hipsterism is about anti-trends…” (Weeks & NPR.org) as stated by Peter Furia. And so, statements like these puts an emphasis on the true premise and basis the hipster subculture is derived upon. 

Alsaeed , Abdulaziz. “Hipster Subculture.” OpenStax CNX, Rice University , 23 Apr. 2015, www.cnx.org/contents/bYlczNqu@1/Hipster-Subculture.

This article provides a very detailed and informative summary that discusses the origins of the hipster subculture. To be specific, the author utilizes a strategy by incorporating certain terms and phrases that indirectly alludes to the history of the hipster formation/community. Words such as hep, arty, hep-cat, and bohemian are all used to convey particular characteristics that hipsters have acquired which generates stereotypes and tropes. Therefore, I find this document to be very insightful in regards to elaborating on the origins of the hipster subculture. 

Victoriano , Camila. “The Hipster’s Movement.” Harvard Political Review, Harvard Political Review , 28 Sept. 2014, www.harvardpolitics.com/books-arts/hipsters-movement/.

The given thought piece is very striking primarily because of its focus on popular political conceptions amongst hipsters. I felt that this source possesses a link to expose the common political entity and affiliations of the hipster community. With that being said, the author adds great emphasis on the reliance of social media for hipsters to voice their opinions on politics and philosophy. However, the author also indirectly exploits the inauthenticity of utilizing online platforms based on specific preferences. “The rise of the internet has made it harder for the hipsters to retain his authenticity in the eyes of others. Because hipsters scorn the ‘hipster’ label, they instead form online communities based on their interests and common causes.” (Victoriano & harvardpolitics.org). Thus, this specific document is necessary for citing details and information that properly coalign to the objective of the assigned research paper. 

Smith, Neil, and Richard Schaffer . “The Gentrification of Harlem?” Shibboleth Authentication Request, Taylor & Francis LTD, 1986, www.jstor-org.ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/stable/2562585?seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents.

In this article, authors Neil Smith and Richard Schaffer uncover the effects of urban planning on major Cities like New York. There is a plethora of information that properly defines gentrification which leads to the explanation of its negative connotation. And so, one of the very first statements written in this document pulls the audience into the topic that establishes an immediate form of attention. “The City is not an undifferentiated pool of abstractly equal individuals but rather comprises a stratified population whose experience of gentrification is highly differentiated…” (Smith & Pg.349).