Political Graffiti in Critical Times: The Aesthetics of Street Politics

Published by Berghahn Books 2021

Political Graffiti in Critical Times

The Aesthetics of Street Politics

Edited by: Ricardo Campos , Yiannis Zaimakis and Andrea Pavoni

Volume 28 in the series Protest, Culture & Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789209426

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Ricardo Campos is a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences (CICSNova, Nova FCSH), Portugal. His books include Transglobal Sounds: Music, Identity and Migrant Descendants.

Yiannis Zaimakis is Professor of Sociology of Culture and Local Societies and Director of the Social Analysis and Applied Social Research Laboratory at the University of Crete.

Andrea Pavoni is a research fellow at DINAMIA'CET (centre for socioeconomic and territorial studies), University Institute of Lisbon, and associate editor at Lo Squaderno: Explorations in Space and Society.

Ricardo Campos is a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Social Sciences (CICSNova, Nova FCSH), Portugal. His books include Transglobal Sounds: Music, Identity and Migrant Descendants.

Reviews

“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

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. Political Graffiti in Critical Times Andrea Pavoni, Yiannis Zaimakis and Ricardo Campos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
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 Konstantinos Avramidis and Myrto Tsilimpounidi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 2. ‘Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail’: Crisis Turns Spanish Artists to Street Activism Jonna Tolonen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Chapter 3. Walls of Resistance in Critical Times: A Reflection on Political Graffiti and Visual Protest in Southern Europe and Latin America Yiannis Zaimakis and Leonidas Oikonomakis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
Chapter 4. Between the Workshop and the Streets: Graphic Activism and the Student Movement in Chile (2008–2018) Javiera Manzi, Matías Marambio, Isidro Parraguez and María Yaksic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Chapter 5. Anti-Trump Graffiti and Street Art: A Case Study of Washington, DC Jeffrey Ian Ross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 6. Vandalizing the Commons Andrea Pavoni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Part II. Socio-cultural Divisions and Anti-gentrification Protests
Chapter 7. Berlin Political Crises, Street Art and Graffiti from 1945 to 2019 Betty A. Dobratz and Lisa K. Waldner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 8. Writing in a City in Crisis: Stencil Graffiti in the Old Town of Nicosia Pafsanias Karathanasis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
Chapter 9. Le Charme Discret de L’Anomie: Contested Spaces and Surfaces in Via Zamboni, Bologna Anna Giulia Della Puppa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Part III. Political Turmoil and Regime Transformation
Chapter 10. ‘25th April Always, Fascism Never Again’: The Post-revolution Murals in Portugal Cláudia Madeira, Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro and Ricardo Campos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Chapter 11. Street Art in East Timor: Creative (Re)Constructions of Identity in Times of Crisis Catherine E. Arthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 12. Reigniting the Revolution: An Interview with Abu Malek Al-Shami Hend F. Alawadhi and Julia Tulke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Afterword. A Public Crisis / A Crisis of Publicness: Political Graffiti in the Post-coronavirus Age Rafael Schacter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	324
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333