Abstract
This study investigates the social world of buskers in Manhattan through data from eleven interviews and participant observation. It describes the ways in which buskers, audience members, and law enforcement work together and undermine one another in the creation of street music. Finally, it draws connections between buskers’ performed and underlying selves through the lens of sociological conceptions of authenticity.
Type of Work
Thesis - Limited Access
Department or Program
Sociology
Institution
Hamilton College
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Graduation
5-2024
Faculty Advisor
Stephen Ellingson
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Citation Information
Pomerantz, Rebecca '24, "Underground Sound" (2024). Hamilton Digital Commons.
https://digitalcommons.hamilton.edu/soc_theses/90