This free course, Visions of protest: graffiti, introduces students to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of graffiti examples, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, 'tags' in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald's advert and exhibits at a highly established art gallery, the Tate Modern. Students will consider different arguments for and against the perception of graffiti as a form of art or as vandalism and explore how graffiti has been used as a form of communication and as an articulation of protest.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1Â Â What is graffiti?
- 1Â Â What is graffiti?
- 2Â Â What is art?
- 2Â Â What is art?
- 3Â Â Vandalism or art?
- 3Â Â Vandalism or art?
- 4Â Â Looking after public space
- 4Â Â Looking after public space
- 5Â Â Graffiti as a form of communication
- 5Â Â Graffiti as a form of communication
- 6Â Â Graffiti as a form of popular protest
- 6Â Â Graffiti as a form of popular protest
- 7Â Â Why did the Hackney zebras work?
- 7Â Â Why did the Hackney zebras work?
- 8Â Â Graffiti goes mainstream
- 8Â Â Graffiti goes mainstream
- 9Â Â Graffiti in advertising
- 9Â Â Graffiti in advertising
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
