Geoffrey Moss

Geoffrey Moss

  • College of Liberal Arts

    Sociology

    Professor - Instructional

Office Location

Gladfelter Hall, 713

Phone

(212) 866-6586

Expertise

Urban Sociology; Urban Neighborhoods and Subcultures

Biography

I grew up and was educated in in New York City, so I feel quite comfortable living in a major Metropolitan area like Philadelphia. I currently live in Plymouth Meeting with my wife, Kay Williams, a nurse at Chestnut Hill Hospital. I am an avid foodie and museum fan as well as a fan of numerous Netflix shows (such as Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and Six Feet Under). Lately, me and my wife have been doing a lot of traveling. We have been to London, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, and Venice. I encourage Temple students to take advantage of Temple’s study abroad program and learn to enjoy expanding their world. My recent research has been about urban artistic communities, both past and present, and the attempts of individuals to lead alternative subcultural lives (e.g., bohemians and hipsters). I published three scholarly books on this topic. I recently did a BBC Radio interview about my research on baristas https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022sst, and published a news article about gentrification https://theconversation.com/are-rents-rising-in-your-philly-neighborhood-dont-blame-the-baristas-216887. I am planning to enter a new research terrain - I am collecting data on American Expats living in Europe.

You can find me on Research Gate and Academia.edu, and on twitter @gmoss54.

Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications

  • "Barista in the City: Subcultural Lives, Paid Employment, and the Urban Context, 2023, Routledge, with doctoral students Ewa Protasiuk and Keith McIntosh
  • “Contemporary Bohemia: A Case Study of an Artistic Community in Philadelphia,” 2019, Springer,  with doctoral students Rachel Wildfeuer and Keith McIntosh
  • “Artistic Enclaves in the Post-Industrial City: A Case Study of Lawrenceville Pittsburgh,” 2017, Springer.

Courses Taught

  • For the past 16 years, I have taught 11 different Sociology and General Education courses at Temple. Recently, I have taught Introduction to Sociology, Gender in America, Social Statistics, Urban Dynamics, and Intellectual Heritage - The Common Good.