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Words of the Prophets: Graffiti as Political Protest in Greece, Italy, Poland, and the United States (Studies in Critical Social Sciences) - Softcover

Gross, Jonathan

 
9798888902301: Words of the Prophets: Graffiti as Political Protest in Greece, Italy, Poland, and the United States (Studies in Critical Social Sciences)
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9798888902301
Publisher: Haymarket Books, 2024

Synopsis

Words of the Prophets treats graffiti as a form of political prophecy.

Whether we consider austerity in Thessaloniki, Camorra infiltration in Naples, the fall of Communism in Gdansk, or the rise of gang warfare in Chicago, graffiti is a form of democratic self-expression that dates back to Periclean Athens and the Book of Daniel. Words of the Prophets offers close readings of 400 original photographs taken between 2014 and 2021 in Philadelphia, Venice, Milan, Florence, Syracuse, and Warsaw, alongside literary works by Pawel Huelle, films by Andrezj Wajda, Antonio Capua, and music videos by Natasha Bedingfield and Beyoncé.

A third of the book is dedicated to interviews with Krik Kong, Iwona Zajac, Ponchee.193, Jay Pop, Ser, Simoni Fontana, and Mattia Campo Dall’Orto.

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About the Author

Jonathan Gross is a Professor at DePaul University. He has published monographs on Lord Byron, Anne Damer, and edited the letters of Lady Melbourne and Thomas Jefferson. His editions of the Sylph, Belmour, and Emma, or the Unfortunate Attachment highlight the achievements of women writers.

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Publisher
Haymarket Books
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798888902301
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
366