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Graffiti Scratched, Scrawled, Sprayed : Towards a Cross-Cultural Understanding /

Over the last two decades, the study of graffiti has emerged as a bustling field, invigorated by increased appreciation for their historical, linguistic, sociological, and anthropological value and propelled by ambitious documentation projects. The growing understanding of graffiti as a perennial, u...

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Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Mascia, Leah (Editor), Osthof, Ann Lauren (Editor), Ratzke, Malena (Editor), Škrabal, Ondřej (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2023]
Series:Studies in Manuscript Cultures , 35
Subjects:
Archäologie.
Epigraphik.
Geschichte+Schreiben.
Sozialgeschichte.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General.
Epigraphy.
archaeology.
history of writing.
social history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Over the last two decades, the study of graffiti has emerged as a bustling field, invigorated by increased appreciation for their historical, linguistic, sociological, and anthropological value and propelled by ambitious documentation projects. The growing understanding of graffiti as a perennial, universal phenomenon is spurring holistic consideration of this mode of graphic expression across time and space. Graffiti Scratched, Scrawled, Sprayed: Towards a Cross-Cultural Understanding complements recent efforts to showcase the diversity in creation, reception, and curation of graffiti around the globe, throughout history and up to the present day. reflecting on methodology, concepts, and terminology as well as spatial, social, and historical contexts of graffiti, the book's fourteen chapters cover ancient Egypt, Rome, Northern Arabia, Persia, India, and the Maya; medieval Eastern Mediterranean, Turfan, and Dunhuang; and contemporary Tanzania, Brazil, China, and Germany. As a whole, the collection provides a comprehensive toolkit for newcomers to the field of graffiti studies and appeals to specialists interested in viewing these materials in a cross-cultural perspective.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 505 pages).
ISBN:9783111326306
3111326306
ISSN:2365-9696 ;