Unauthorized Outdoor Graphics as Urban Expressions in the Time of the Crisis
Résumé
When economic crisis emerges and at the same time the refugee problem takes great dimensions, society is prone to unrest and people that cannot reach the mainstream media turn to easy and practical ways to communicate their protest. As Greek economy struggles to recover, civil disturbance can be detected even in brief political statements written on the walls. In any case, Metropolitan walls were always convenient grounds for the 'public sphere'. Wall graffiti and slogans consist alternative media that communicate the social bitterness and discontent. By occupying public space these unconventional forms of political activism are considered by the authorities as acts of civil disobedience that belong to the sphere of contentious politics. Investigating the centre of Athens this paper explores the ways in which these genuine expressions represent the people's resistance against the crisis on the symbolic level. A wide range of opinions can be detected through these channels, illustrating the diversity and the variety of reactions to social tension. Using simple semiotic approach we attempt to decode the texts and clarify the political reasoning of the performers.
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Sociologie
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