The Job You Could Get: Change in the Bike Messenger Community of New York City

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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)

Eijl, Julian (2013)

The Job You Could Get: Change in the Bike Messenger Community of New York City

Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)

The 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis have had a profound impact on the community of bike messengers in New York City, USA. This thesis will give insight on how economic, political and social changes, as a result of these events, influenced the way bike messengers work and affected the construction of their community.

Author: Eijl, Julian

Faculty: Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation: Media an Visual Culture

Supervisors: Bähre, Erik

ECTS Credits: 15

Language: en

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