… And the guides are as intriguing as the subjects, we learn, as Jonathan R. Wynn explores the
… Matching years of research with his own experiences as a guide, Wynn also lays bare the …

It has been twenty years since the call sounded for a better understanding of how urban
culture is processed through a pervasive corporate logic, and festivals are yet another location …

This article fills a long-standing gap, proposing a framework for what Goffman called for in
1967’s Interaction Ritual: a sociology of occasions. Occasions are omnipresent throughout the …

Urban sociology, often and quite reasonably, emphasizes the effects of large–scale and
corporate cultures of cities and yet, at the smaller scale, there is a diverse and complex set of …

Through walking and talking, tour guides weave together an array of stories and facts in
order to re-produce varied urban cultures and local histories. The practices of these ‘cultural …

… In Music/City, Jonathan R. Wynn immerses us in the world of festivals, giving readers a …
Wynn’s analysis culminates with an impassioned argument for temporary events, claiming that …

In this essay, I use my own research experiences to address a critical intersection between
technology and sociology. I suggest that thinking reflexively about technology might …

Through their work, walking tour guides make the abstract histories and cultural flows of
cities present and tangible for their followers – merging physical spaces, mental maps of …

Types, roles, and individuals have collectively held a place in qualitative research
alongside and at times within neighborhood and community studies but have not enjoyed …

External forces always shape the social construction of ‘the local’. In this article we offer a
framework for understanding how external players and strategies reconfigure the social and …