This book examines the complexities of the hipster through the lens of art history and cultural theory, from Charles Baudelaire’s flâneur to the contemporary “creative” borne from creative industries policies.
Wes Hill lectures in Art History and Visual Culture at Southern Cross University, Australia. Previous publications include Emily Floyd: The Dawn (2014) and How Folklore Shaped Modern Art (2016).
1. Introduction: Caring Too Much and Not Enough.- 2. The Twenty-First-Century Hipster.- 3. The Postmodern Hipster.- 4. The Hipster as an Entrepreneur of the Self.- 5. Conclusion.
