{"product_id":"diy-on-the-lower-east-side-books-buildings-and-art-after-the-1975-fiscal-crisis-paperback","title":"DIY on the Lower East Side: Books, Buildings, and Art after the 1975 Fiscal Crisis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Strombeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe severe financial austerity imposed on New York City during the 1975 fiscal crisis resulted in a city falling apart. Broken windows, crumbling walls, and piles of bricks were everywhere. While, for many, this physical decay was a sign that the postwar welfare state had failed, for others, it represented a site of risky opportunity that could stimulate novel forms of creativity and community. In this book, Andrew Strombeck explores the legacy of this crisis for the city's literature and art, focusing on one neighborhood where changes were acutely felt--the Lower East Side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn what became a paradigmatic example of gentrification, the Lower East Side's population shifted from working-class people to Wall Street traders and ad agents. This transformation occurred, in part, because of high-profile local artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, and Kiki Smith, but Strombeck argues that neighborhood writers also played a role. Drawing on archival research and original author interviews, he examines the innovative work of Kathy Acker, David Wojnarowicz, Miguel Piñero, Sylvère Lotringer, Lynne Tillman, and others and concludes that these writers still have much to teach us about changes in the nature of work and the emergence of a do-it-yourself ethos. \u003ci\u003eDIY on the Lower East Side\u003c\/i\u003e shows how place and politics shaped literature, and how New York City policies adopted at the time continue to shape our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Strombeck\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Wright State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464114880690,"sku":"9781438479804","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e335b6414cbb47bc59ddcc27c590dc36.webp?v=1778996703","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/diy-on-the-lower-east-side-books-buildings-and-art-after-the-1975-fiscal-crisis-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}