Hello and thanks for joining me! I think I know who all of you are since I've probably invited you here personally. But if you're a visitor looking to slum or find out a bit more about it, I'm happy to welcome you aboard, too.
So what's the purpose of this blog?
On a general level, it exists to discuss the phenomenon of slumming -- what is it? Who does it? Does it still happen? Do we have new words for it? Does it have a history? On a more private level, the blog is here to remind me that I have spent the last five years pursuing a PhD in American History and that now that I'm in the "home stretch," I goddamn better well write the dissertation. Since my dissertation is allegedly about slumming, this seemed like a good way to hash out some thoughts about it. Of course, this is not meant to be a completely academic pursuit and not everything will end up in the dissertation. Instead, I want this to be an informal forum that is semi-public (so that people can join forces and keep me focused on finishing and thinking about this project) where I can continue to dedicate a part of my brain to the idea of slumming and all of its concomitant elements.
Feel free to respond, brainstorm, critique, rant, or add your own ideas to the posts that pop up here.
Thanks and welcome to the slums!
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