Political Graffiti in Critical Times : : The Aesthetics of Street Politics / / ed. by Yiannis Zaimakis, Andrea Pavoni, Ricardo Campos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Alawadhi, Hend F.,; Arthur, Catherine E.,; Avramidis, Konstantinos,; Campos, Ricardo,; Della Puppa, Anna Giulia,; Dobratz, Betty A.,; Ian Ross, Jeffrey,; Karathanasis, Pafsanias,; Madeira, Cláudia,; Manzi, Javiera,; Marambio, Matías,; Oikonomakis, Leonidas,; Parraguez, Isidro,; Pavoni, Andrea,; Pratas Cruzeiro, Cristina,; Schacter, Rafael,; Tolonen, Jonna,; Tsilimpounidi, Myrto,; Tulke, Julia,; Waldner, Lisa K.,; Yaksic, María,; Zaimakis, Yiannis,
• HerausgeberIn: Campos, Ricardo,; Pavoni, Andrea,; Zaimakis, Yiannis,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Protest, Culture & Society ; 28
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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