ISBN:
9781032239873
,
9780367338152
Language:
English
Pages:
xxvi, 197 Seiten
Edition:
First issued in paperback
Series Statement:
Southeast European studies
DDC:
080.9496
Keywords:
Graffiti Political aspects
;
Graffiti Political aspects
;
Post-communism
;
Post-communism
;
Balkan Peninsula Politics and government 1989-
;
Europe, Central Politics and government 1989-
;
Balkanhalbinsel
;
Slowenien
;
Graffito
;
Streetart
;
Postkommunismus
;
Politisierung
;
Geschichte 2010-
Abstract:
This theoretically and empirically grounded book uses case studies of political graffiti in the post-socialist Balkans and Central Europe to explore the use of graffiti as a subversive political media. Despite the increasing global digitisation, graffiti remains widespread and popular, providing with a few words or images a vivid visual indication of cultural conditions, social dynamics and power structures in a society, and provoking a variety of reactions. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as detailed interdisciplinary analyses of "patriotic," extreme-right, soccer-fan, nostalgic, and chauvinist graffiti and street art, it looks at why and by whom graffiti is used as political media and to/against whom it is directed. The book theorises discussions of political graffiti and street art to show different methodological approaches from four perspectives: context, author, the work itself, and audience.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 183-192
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Enthält Literaturangaben
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