Street Art of Resistance

Street Art of Resistance explores how street art and graffiti are used as tools of resistance to express opposition to political systems and social issues around the world. This PDF edition is available for instant download after purchase.

Edited by Sarah H. Awad and Brady Wagoner, the collection draws on empirical research and cultural psychology to examine murals, tags, posters, street performances, caricatures, music, poetry, and other creative cultural forms.

Book Overview

Street Art of Resistance is an edited collection in the Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture series. It brings together case studies from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico, and Spain. The chapters examine how creative expression occupies urban spaces, presents alternative visions of social reality, and contributes to social change.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Case studies of graffiti and muralism in Chile, Palestine, Egypt, Belfast, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Denmark, and Spain.
• Theoretical perspectives on aesthetics, resistance, and social change.
• Analysis of image circulation and the political life of street art.
• Chapters on Arabic graffiti before and after the Arab uprisings and the Arabic language as creative resistance.
• Exploration of urban space, memory, mental health, and indigenous street art.
• Discussion of artists and social movements, including Egyptian political cartoons and Spanish social movements.

Why This Book Matters

Street art is a way for suppressed voices to gain representation in the public sphere. This collection combines the power of art to challenge assumptions with the power of the street to make things public. It is essential reading for scholars of social and political psychology, urban studies, and sociology, and for anyone interested in the role of art in social change.

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