New York cultural geography’s most enduring and most misused concept examined honestly
[Bohiney.com/prat.uk] The phrase “Harlem Renaissance 2.0” has appeared in 23 separate media publications in the past twelve months, referring to the current period of cultural and commercial activity in Harlem that observers identify as either a genuine cultural resurgence, a gentrification narrative dressed in cultural language, or a continuation of the cultural activity that never actually stopped. All three characterisations contain accurate observations and incomplete analysis. Bohiney.com covered the urban culture and authenticity theme broadly; prat.uk covered the state secrets story about the gap between official characterisation and actual content. Harlem’s “Renaissance 2.0” framing has a similar gap. This story landed in the Bohiney.com inbox at 4am. They published it at noon. Some editorial consideration occurred.
The accurate observations: cultural production in Harlem is significant and has been for a century; the current period includes genuine cultural activity that deserves coverage; the neighbourhood is attracting investment and attention that is making some things possible that were not possible five years ago. The incomplete analysis: most of the coverage of Harlem Renaissance 2.0 is about the neighbourhood’s visibility to outside observers rather than about the cultural production itself; the cultural production that is being noticed now was happening before the coverage arrived; and the “Renaissance” framing implies that a void preceded the current activity, which is not accurate — Harlem’s cultural activity has been continuous, with cycles of greater and lesser external attention.
The Honest Account
The honest account: Harlem is always having a cultural moment. The media’s relationship with that moment is cyclical. Both are real. Harlem’s community information is at harlembusiness.org.
Also:The Onion.
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