William Tsitsos
Biographic Data
| ID | 346668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Tsitsos |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsitsos |
| SIGNATURE | TSITSOS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arizona |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Race, Class, and Place in the Origins of Techno and Rap Music
While the connection between geographic space and art has been thoroughly examined in the case of rap music, the study of this relationship in the case of techno has not progressed beyond the assertion that machine-like techno music with minimal human presence reflected the industrial production which characterized automobile manufacturing in Detroit. However, this ignores the fact that many of the early pioneers of techno, including Juan Atkins …
New Urban Regimes in Baltimore: Higher Education Anchor Institutions and Arts and Culture–Based Neighborhood Revitalization
Based on ethnographic fieldwork and 39 formal interviews with 42 participants, we examine the influence of higher education institutions on a transitional, revitalizing neighborhood in Central Baltimore: Station North, a state-designated Arts and Entertainment District. This case study applies new urban regime theory to the development strategies of two universities near the neighborhood, Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Univer…
Avoiding the 'SoHo Effect' in Baltimore: Neighborhood Revitalization and Arts and Entertainment Districts
This article investigates how state-sponsored 'arts and cultural districts' and 'creative placemaking' revitalization strategies affect urban neighborhoods, using the Station North Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) as a case study. Through ethnographic participatory methods and 39 qualitative interviews, we studied the activities and attitudes of various stakeholders within Station North. Since its designation as an…
Speed Dating and the Presentation of Self: A Teaching Exercise in Impression Management and Formation
This article presents an in-class exercise for teaching theories of the presentation of self that is organized around two key concepts, impression management and impression formation. By highlighting the interpretive, interactive aspects of the presentation of self, this exercise is also useful for teaching the major principles of symbolic interactionism. The exercise is a modified form of speed dating in which students are paired together in a r…
Racial Transparency Theory Applied to Musicians who Claim to Be Aliens
In examining musical performers who have adopted the identity of the space alien, a pattern of variation emerges across racial lines. White alien musicians are more likely to abdicate their individuality by wearing matching costumes or face-covering masks. Non-white musical artists, however, adopt the alien identity in a way that enhances their individuality. Alien identity allows them to be viewed as something other than the “(insert racial/ethn…
The Star Wars Arms Race in College Athletics: Coaches’ Pay and Athletic Program Status
This study focuses on a 'star wars arms race' concerning escalating head coaches' salaries in the biggest of the big-time college sports in the United States, football and men's basketball. Data are presented from six seasons since 2003 testing the assumption that paying top salaries to coaches assures or improves success on the field and in the rankings. The data concerning rankings and mobility into and out of the 'Top 25' for teams with the to…
Race Differences in Congregational Social Service Activity
This article uses data from the 1998 National Congregations Study, a survey of a representative sample of 1,236 religious congregations in the United States, to examine the social service activity of African-American congregations. The first goal is to explore the question of whether African-American religious congregations participate more (or less) than other congregations in social service provision in general. Then, the focus shifts to specif…
Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom
The charitable choice policy initiative has renewed attention to religion’s role in the U.S. social welfare system. The authors use data from the 1998 National Congregations Study to provide a portrait of congregations’ social service activities, emphasizing features of this portrait that are relevant to ongoing policy debates. In particular, they assess two claims often made about religiously based social services: Religious organizations repres…
Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music
Are Congregations Constrained by Government? Empirical Results from the National Congregations Study
Mark Chaves, William Tsitsos; Are Congregations Constrained by Government? Empirical Results from the National Congregations Study , Journal of Church and
Rules of rebellion: Slamdancing, moshing, and the American alternative scene
Since 1993, popular music magazines in the USA such as Rolling Stone have reported the outbreak of an alternative music 'revolution', as bands such as Green Day (who trace their musical roots to late-1970s punk groups such as the Sex Pistols) achieve large-scale popular success. In September 1994 the Boston Globe newspaper devoted significant coverage to the free Green Day concert in Boston that was cancelled midway through as the crowd of 70,000…
Rules of rebellion: Slamdancing, moshing, and the American alternative scene
Since 1993, popular music magazines in the USA such as Rolling Stone have reported the outbreak of an alternative music 'revolution', as bands such as Green Day (who trace their musical roots to late-1970s punk groups such as the Sex Pistols) achieve large-scale popular success. In September 1994 the Boston Globe newspaper devoted significant coverage to the free Green Day concert in Boston that was cancelled midway through as the crowd of 70,000…
Race Differences in Congregational Social Service Activity
This article uses data from the 1998 National Congregations Study, a survey of a representative sample of 1,236 religious congregations in the United States, to examine the social service activity of African-American congregations. The first goal is to explore the question of whether African-American religious congregations participate more (or less) than other congregations in social service provision in general. Then, the focus shifts to specif…
Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music
New Urban Regimes in Baltimore: Higher Education Anchor Institutions and Arts and Culture–Based Neighborhood Revitalization
Based on ethnographic fieldwork and 39 formal interviews with 42 participants, we examine the influence of higher education institutions on a transitional, revitalizing neighborhood in Central Baltimore: Station North, a state-designated Arts and Entertainment District. This case study applies new urban regime theory to the development strategies of two universities near the neighborhood, Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Univer…
Speed Dating and the Presentation of Self: A Teaching Exercise in Impression Management and Formation
This article presents an in-class exercise for teaching theories of the presentation of self that is organized around two key concepts, impression management and impression formation. By highlighting the interpretive, interactive aspects of the presentation of self, this exercise is also useful for teaching the major principles of symbolic interactionism. The exercise is a modified form of speed dating in which students are paired together in a r…
Avoiding the 'SoHo Effect' in Baltimore: Neighborhood Revitalization and Arts and Entertainment Districts
This article investigates how state-sponsored 'arts and cultural districts' and 'creative placemaking' revitalization strategies affect urban neighborhoods, using the Station North Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) as a case study. Through ethnographic participatory methods and 39 qualitative interviews, we studied the activities and attitudes of various stakeholders within Station North. Since its designation as an…
The Star Wars Arms Race in College Athletics: Coaches’ Pay and Athletic Program Status
This study focuses on a 'star wars arms race' concerning escalating head coaches' salaries in the biggest of the big-time college sports in the United States, football and men's basketball. Data are presented from six seasons since 2003 testing the assumption that paying top salaries to coaches assures or improves success on the field and in the rankings. The data concerning rankings and mobility into and out of the 'Top 25' for teams with the to…
Race, Class, and Place in the Origins of Techno and Rap Music
While the connection between geographic space and art has been thoroughly examined in the case of rap music, the study of this relationship in the case of techno has not progressed beyond the assertion that machine-like techno music with minimal human presence reflected the industrial production which characterized automobile manufacturing in Detroit. However, this ignores the fact that many of the early pioneers of techno, including Juan Atkins …
Racial Transparency Theory Applied to Musicians who Claim to Be Aliens
In examining musical performers who have adopted the identity of the space alien, a pattern of variation emerges across racial lines. White alien musicians are more likely to abdicate their individuality by wearing matching costumes or face-covering masks. Non-white musical artists, however, adopt the alien identity in a way that enhances their individuality. Alien identity allows them to be viewed as something other than the “(insert racial/ethn…
Rules of rebellion: Slamdancing, moshing, and the American alternative scene
Since 1993, popular music magazines in the USA such as Rolling Stone have reported the outbreak of an alternative music 'revolution', as bands such as Green Day (who trace their musical roots to late-1970s punk groups such as the Sex Pistols) achieve large-scale popular success. In September 1994 the Boston Globe newspaper devoted significant coverage to the free Green Day concert in Boston that was cancelled midway through as the crowd of 70,000…
Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music
Are Congregations Constrained by Government? Empirical Results from the National Congregations Study
Mark Chaves, William Tsitsos; Are Congregations Constrained by Government? Empirical Results from the National Congregations Study , Journal of Church and
Congregations and Social Services: What They Do, How They Do It, and with Whom
The charitable choice policy initiative has renewed attention to religion’s role in the U.S. social welfare system. The authors use data from the 1998 National Congregations Study to provide a portrait of congregations’ social service activities, emphasizing features of this portrait that are relevant to ongoing policy debates. In particular, they assess two claims often made about religiously based social services: Religious organizations repres…
Race Differences in Congregational Social Service Activity
This article uses data from the 1998 National Congregations Study, a survey of a representative sample of 1,236 religious congregations in the United States, to examine the social service activity of African-American congregations. The first goal is to explore the question of whether African-American religious congregations participate more (or less) than other congregations in social service provision in general. Then, the focus shifts to specif…
Racial Transparency Theory Applied to Musicians who Claim to Be Aliens
In examining musical performers who have adopted the identity of the space alien, a pattern of variation emerges across racial lines. White alien musicians are more likely to abdicate their individuality by wearing matching costumes or face-covering masks. Non-white musical artists, however, adopt the alien identity in a way that enhances their individuality. Alien identity allows them to be viewed as something other than the “(insert racial/ethn…
The Star Wars Arms Race in College Athletics: Coaches’ Pay and Athletic Program Status
This study focuses on a 'star wars arms race' concerning escalating head coaches' salaries in the biggest of the big-time college sports in the United States, football and men's basketball. Data are presented from six seasons since 2003 testing the assumption that paying top salaries to coaches assures or improves success on the field and in the rankings. The data concerning rankings and mobility into and out of the 'Top 25' for teams with the to…
Speed Dating and the Presentation of Self: A Teaching Exercise in Impression Management and Formation
This article presents an in-class exercise for teaching theories of the presentation of self that is organized around two key concepts, impression management and impression formation. By highlighting the interpretive, interactive aspects of the presentation of self, this exercise is also useful for teaching the major principles of symbolic interactionism. The exercise is a modified form of speed dating in which students are paired together in a r…
Avoiding the 'SoHo Effect' in Baltimore: Neighborhood Revitalization and Arts and Entertainment Districts
This article investigates how state-sponsored 'arts and cultural districts' and 'creative placemaking' revitalization strategies affect urban neighborhoods, using the Station North Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) as a case study. Through ethnographic participatory methods and 39 qualitative interviews, we studied the activities and attitudes of various stakeholders within Station North. Since its designation as an…
Race, Class, and Place in the Origins of Techno and Rap Music
While the connection between geographic space and art has been thoroughly examined in the case of rap music, the study of this relationship in the case of techno has not progressed beyond the assertion that machine-like techno music with minimal human presence reflected the industrial production which characterized automobile manufacturing in Detroit. However, this ignores the fact that many of the early pioneers of techno, including Juan Atkins …
New Urban Regimes in Baltimore: Higher Education Anchor Institutions and Arts and Culture–Based Neighborhood Revitalization
Based on ethnographic fieldwork and 39 formal interviews with 42 participants, we examine the influence of higher education institutions on a transitional, revitalizing neighborhood in Central Baltimore: Station North, a state-designated Arts and Entertainment District. This case study applies new urban regime theory to the development strategies of two universities near the neighborhood, Maryland Institute College of Art and Johns Hopkins Univer…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Music History and Culture (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works)