Tagging, “Aesthetic Terrorism” and Related Issues in Athens, Greece
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Tagging Graffiti, “aesthetic terrorism”, vandalism, community affects, AthensAbstract
Trends of globalization contribute to this viewpoint of a specific type of graffiti, called tagging, and related themes in cities of constant flux and change like Athens, Greece which has been in the spotlight for more than a decade on issues relating to the economic crisis and larger socio-economic and political phenomena. Tagging graffiti is the main focus of this article as the authors turn the spotlight to the so-called “dirty graffiti” which can extend from scribbles related to a group or individual name, sports teams, symbols, and logos, and extending to a specific graffiti artist’s “branding”. Drawing on social sciences, applied linguistics, and related fields such as aesthetics, and public health, the authors touch upon interrelated issues weaving the fabric of the local and global cultures, co-relating vandalism, aesthetics, possible terrorism features, and the need for temperance in communities towards positive change.The focus will be the critical examination of a form of graffiti (“dirty tagging”), and its potential association with aspects of terrorism and “aesthetic terrorism”.
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