Introduction: Creating, looking, and looking again -- The murals of Northern Ireland : a very short introduction -- The murals of Palestine : a very short introduction -- Prescriptions of power -- Intents and effects in Belfast -- Image, text, and ideology in Ramallah -- Nakba Day : the ephemera of martyrdom -- The potency of childhood martyrdom -- Campus in camps : redefining long-term refugee status -- Witness -- Guernica : a symbol of symbols.
Summary:
"This book explores political graffiti in Northern Ireland and Palestine, analyzing how oppressed communities use it for resistance and community building. It also investigates the evolution of graffiti's meaning, defacement, community responses, and the privileged critics of politically themed art"-- Provided by publisher.
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