Conflict Graffiti: From Revolution to Gentrification
John Lennon, "Conflict Graffiti: From Revolution to Gentrification"
English | ISBN: 0226815668 | 2022 | 296 pages | PDF | 15 MB
English | ISBN: 0226815668 | 2022 | 296 pages | PDF | 15 MB
This study examines the waves of graffiti that occur before, during, and after a conflict—important tools of political resistance that make protest visible and material.
Graffiti makes for messy politics. In film and television, it is often used to create a sense of danger or lawlessness. In bathroom stalls, it is the disembodied expression of gossip, lewdness, or confession. But it is also a resistive tool of protest, making visible the disparate voices and interests that come together to make a movement.