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The Rise of Legal Graffiti Writing in New York and Beyond
Ronald C. Kramer
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Description for The Rise of Legal Graffiti Writing in New York and Beyond
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 colour illustrations, 11 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 360.
This pivot analyzes the historical emergence of legal graffiti and how it has led to a new ethos among writers. Examining how contemporary graffiti writing has been brought into new relationships with major social institutions, it explores the contemporary dynamics between graffiti, society, the art world and social media, paying particular attention to how New York City’s political elite has reacted to graffiti. Despite its major structural transformation, officials in New York continue to construe graffiti writing culture as a monolithic, criminal enterprise, a harbinger of economic and civic collapse. This basic paradox – persistent state opposition to legal forms ... Read more
This pivot analyzes the historical emergence of legal graffiti and how it has led to a new ethos among writers. Examining how contemporary graffiti writing has been brought into new relationships with major social institutions, it explores the contemporary dynamics between graffiti, society, the art world and social media, paying particular attention to how New York City’s political elite has reacted to graffiti. Despite its major structural transformation, officials in New York continue to construe graffiti writing culture as a monolithic, criminal enterprise, a harbinger of economic and civic collapse. This basic paradox – persistent state opposition to legal forms ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811027994
SKU
V9789811027994
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About Ronald C. Kramer
Dr Ronald Kramer is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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