"Along with web-only content, N+1 bi-annually publishes a print journal about politics, literature and culture. Hoping to generate discussion about contemporary hipsterism, the magazine hosted a talk at the New School in New York City in April 2009. Following the conference, articles, responses, and essays were published and printed in the pamphlet “What Was the Hipster?” In the preface, editor of N +1 Mark Grief describes the investigation as a means “to find out if it is possible to analyze a subcultural formation [hipsterism] while it is still happening, from the testimony of people who are close to it.”
Printed immediately after the preface, his essay for the conference, titled “Positions,” considers both the historical background of the term “hipster” and also proposes a variety of definitions of the contemporary hipster intended to spark discussion."
WRC joins discussions on modern hipster culture by Dina Zingaro, The Phoneix, October 2010
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