ISBN:
9781789209426
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (352 p.)
Series Statement:
Protest, Culture & Society 28
Keywords:
Graffiti Political aspects
;
Politics in art
;
Street art
;
ART / Graffiti & Street Art
;
activism
;
activists
;
aesthetic
;
american capital
;
art
;
artists
;
artwork
;
athens
;
berlin
;
city life
;
contemporary
;
crowded cities
;
cyprus
;
democracy
;
donald trump
;
east timor
;
economic crises
;
engaging
;
forms of expression
;
gentrification
;
graffiti
;
historical
;
history
;
human condition
;
human history
;
page turner
;
paintings
;
political upheaval
;
politics
;
realistic
;
revolt
;
social orders
;
social upheaval
;
sociology
;
street art
;
urban landscapes
;
urban space
;
visual protest
Abstract:
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
Note:
Frontmatter
,
Contents
,
Illustrations
,
Introduction. Political Graffiti in Critical Times
,
Part I. Street Activism and Visual Protest in Contemporary Cities
,
Chapter 1. A Periegesis through the Greek Crisis in Five Graffiti Acts: Cartographic and Photographic Dialogues
,
Chapter 2. 'Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail': Crisis Turns Spanish Artists to Street Activism
,
Chapter 3. Walls of Resistance in Critical Times: A Reflection on Political Graffiti and Visual Protest in Southern Europe and Latin America
,
Chapter 4. Between the Workshop and the Streets: Graphic Activism and the Student Movement in Chile (2008-2018)
,
Chapter 5. Anti-Trump Graffiti and Street Art: A Case Study of Washington, DC
,
Chapter 6. Vandalizing the Commons
,
Part II. Socio-cultural Divisions and Anti-gentrification Protests
,
Chapter 7. Berlin Political Crises, Street Art and Graffiti from 1945 to 2019
,
Chapter 8. Writing in a City in Crisis: Stencil Graffiti in the Old Town of Nicosia
,
Chapter 9. Le Charme Discret de L'Anomie: Contested Spaces and Surfaces in Via Zamboni, Bologna
,
Part III. Political Turmoil and Regime Transformation
,
Chapter 10. '25th April Always, Fascism Never Again': The Post-revolution Murals in Portugal
,
Chapter 11. Street Art in East Timor: Creative (Re)Constructions of Identity in Times of Crisis
,
Chapter 12. Reigniting the Revolution: An Interview with Abu Malek Al-Shami
,
Afterword. A Public Crisis / A Crisis of Publicness: Political Graffiti in the Post-coronavirus Age
,
Index
,
In English
DOI:
10.1515/9781789209426
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