Political Graffiti in Critical Times

The Aesthetics of Street Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvRicardo Campos,Yiannis Zaimakis,Andrea Pavoni

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Whether aesthetically or politically inspired, graffiti is among the oldest forms of expression in human history, one that becomes especially significant during periods of social and political upheaval. With a particular focus on the demographic, ecological, and economic crises of today, this volume provides a wide-ranging exploration of urban space and visual protest. Assembling case studies that cover topics such as gentrification in Cyprus, the convulsions of post-independence East Timor, and opposition to Donald Trump in the American capital, it reveals the diverse ways in which street artists challenge existing social orders and reimagine urban landscapes.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-01
Mått152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt514 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieProtest, Culture & Society
Antal sidor360
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781805397281

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List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Political Graffiti in Critical Times Andrea Pavoni, Yannis Zaimakis and Ricardo CamposPART I: STREET ACTIVISM AND VISUAL PROTEST IN CONTEMPORARY CITIESChapter 1. A Periegesis through the Greek Crisis in Five Graffiti Acts: Cartographic and Photographic Dialogues Konstantinos Avramidis and Myrto TsilimpounidiChapter 2. 'Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail': Crisis Turns Spanish Artists to Street Activism Jonna TolonenChapter 3. Walls of Resistance in Critical Times: A Reflection on Political Graffiti and Visual Protest in Southern Europe and Latin AmericaYiannis Zaimakis and Leonidas OikonomakisChapter 4. Between the Workshop and the Streets: Graphic Activism and the Student Movement in Chile (2008–2018) Javiera Manzi, Matías Marambio, Isidro Parraguez, María YaksicChapter 5. Anti-Trump Graffiti and Street Art: A Case Study of Washington, DCJeffrey Ian RossChapter 6. Vandalising the CommonsAndrea PavoniPART II: SOCIO-CULTURAL DIVISIONS AND ANTI-GENTRIFICATION PROTESTSChapter 7. Berlin Political Crises, Street Art and Graffiti from 1945 to 2019Betty A. Dobratz and Lisa K. WaldnerChapter 8. Writing in a City in Crisis: Stencil Graffiti in the Old Town of Nicosia Pafsanias KarathanasisChapter 9. Le Charme Discret de L’Anomie: Contested Spaces and Surfaces in Via Zamboni, BolognaAnna Giulia Della PuppaPART III: POLITICAL TURMOIL AND REGIME TRANSFORMATIONChapter 10. ‘25th April Always, Fascism Never Again’: The Post-revolution Murals in PortugalCláudia Madeira, Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro and Ricardo CamposChapter 11. Street Art in East Timor: Creative (Re)Constructions of Identity in Times of CrisisCatherine C. ArthurChapter 12. Reigniting the Revolution: An Interview with Abu Malek Al-ShamiHend Alawadhi and Julia TulkeAfterword: A Public Crisis / A Crisis of Publicness: Political Graffiti in the Post-coronavirus AgeRafael SchacterIndex

“This compelling, timely volume makes a significant contribution to the growing body of scholarship on graffiti and wall art and does so in a way that puts such scholarship in critical conversation with geography, urban studies, sociology, political theory, and social movements research. An engaging and important book—highly recommended.” • Jeff Ferrell, author of Crimes of Style: Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality.“An interesting contextualization of street art and graffiti. It nicely frames ‘crisis’ as a condition that creates space for the production of street art and graffiti and provides motivation for their production but can also bring about a more authoritarian reaction. The conceptual framing is strong, and the diversity of topics is a primary contribution to that strength.” • Tyson Mitman, York St John University