Understanding Graffiti

Introduction, Elizabeth Olton, Troy Lovata; SectionI Understanding the Function of Graffiti; Chapter 1 On the Origins of Anonymous Texts That Appear on Walls, Amardo Rodriguez; Chapter 2 Latrinalia in a Room of Oneâs Own: Language, Gender, and Place, Melissa R. Meade; Chapter 3 Beyond Art History: Graffiti on Frescoes, V©ronique Plesch; Chapter 4 Writing with a Global Accent: Cairo and the Roots/Routes of Conflict Graffiti, John Lennon; sectionII Understanding the Form and Context of Graffiti; Chapter 5 Archaeology and Graffiti Carved in Carpathian Rock: The Thracian Horseman, or an Early Medieval Image of Power and Authority?, Drago? M?ndescu; Chapter 6 Marked Trees: Exploring the Context of Southern Rocky Mountain Arborglyphs, Troy Lovata; Chapter 7 Reclaiming the Ruins: A Case Study of Graffiti Heritage Interpretation at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto, Bruce Beaton, Shannon Todd; Chapter 8 Ornament as Armament: Playing Defense in Wildstyle Graffiti, Gabrielle Gopinath; Chapter 9 From the Street to the Gallery: A Critical Analysis of the Inseparable Nature of Graffiti and Context, Alexandra K. Duncan; sectionIII Understanding Graffiti as a witness to history; Chapter 10 Graffiti as Resistance: Early Prehistoric Examples from the Casma Valley of Peru, Shelia Pozorski, Thomas Pozorski; Chapter 11 A Sub-Rosa Narrative: Graffiti from Room 9, Structure 5D-65, in Tikal, Guatemala, Elizabeth Olton; Chapter 12 Inside the Tunnels, Inside the Protests: The Artistic Legacy of Anti-Nuclear Activists at a Nevada Peace Camp, Colleen M. Beck, Lauren W. Falvey, Harold Drollinger; sectionIV Understanding the politics of Graffiti; Chapter 13 Advertised Defiance: How New York City Graffiti Went from âGetting Upâ to âGetting Overâ, Tyson Mitman; Chapter 14 Historic Graffiti and Calliglyphs on Two Military Establishments in England, Christopher Daniell; Chapter 15 A Wall in Mexico Cityâs Historic Center: Calle Regina 56, Pamela Scheinman;