Political Graffiti in Critical Times: The Aesthetics of Street Politics (Protest, Culture & Society Book 28)

"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"-- Provided by publisher Contents List of Illustrations Introduction. Political Graffiti in Critical Times • Andrea Pavoni, Yiannis Zaimakis and Ricardo Campos Part I. Street Activism and Visual Protest in Contemporary Cities 1. A Periegesis through the Greek Crisis in Five Graffiti Acts: Cartographic and Photographic Dialogues •Konstantinos Avramidis and Myrto Tsilimpounidi 2. ‘Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail’: Crisis Turns Spanish Artists to Street Activism • Jonna Tolonen 3. Walls of Resistance in Critical Times: A Refl ection on Political Graffiti and Visual Protest in Southern Europe and Latin America • Yiannis Zaimakis and Leonidas Oikonomakis 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 5. Anti-Trump Graffiti and Street Art: A Case Study ofWashington, DC • Jeffrey Ian Ross 6. Vandalizing the Commons • Andrea Pavoni Part II. Socio-cultural Divisions and Anti-gentrification Protests 7. Berlin Political Crises, Street Art and Graffiti from1945 to 2019 • Betty A. Dobratz and Lisa K. Waldner 8. Writing in a City in Crisis: Stencil Graffiti in the Old Town of Nicosia • Pafsanias Karathanasis 9. Le Charme Discret de L’Anomie: Contested Spaces and Surfaces in Via Zamboni, Bologna • Anna Giulia Della Puppa Part III. Political Turmoil and Regime Transformation 10. ‘25th April Always, Fascism Never Again’: The Post-revolution Murals in Portugal • Cláudia Madeira, Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro and Ricardo Campos 11. Street Art in East Timor: Creative (Re)Constructions of Identity in Times of Crisis • Catherine E. Arthur 12. Reigniting the Revolution: An Interview with Abu Malek Al-Shami • Hend F. Alawadhi and Julia Tulke Afterword. A Public Crisis / A Crisis of Publicness: Political Graffiti in the Post-coronavirus Age • Rafael Schacter Index