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Introduction. Inviting Alumni for a Transdisciplinary Dialogue on Graffiti and Street Art
Introduction. Inviting Alumni for a Transdisciplinary Dialogue on Graffiti and Street Art

Author(s): Zane Grigoroviča, Anita Vaivade
Subject(s): Visual Arts, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Art
Published by: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija
Keywords: Graffiti; street art; street artists; urban space; culture; contemporary art;

Summary/Abstract: Graffiti and street art is a contemporary phenomenon, in public urban space in particular, which has been discussed in this volume of articles in order to encourage a broader discussion of functions of graffiti and street art as social art, its legality and conservation issues. This volume invites the alumni of the bachelor and master programmes of the Latvian Academy of Culture, whose research interests are connected to studying graffiti and street art in the context of cultural theory, cultural policy, cultural management, as well as intercultural communication and cultural heritage studies, for a dialogue. Researchers from such scholarly disciplines as ethnology, folklore studies and legal sciences have also joined. [...]

  • Issue Year: 13/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 4-6
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English