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Mongey, Niamh (2014) Beauty on the Walls: Graffiti and Street Art as a Social Movement. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
This thesis is an observation of contemporary graffiti and street art and how they unfold as a social movement in Dublin. It discusses Marxist theories of aesthetics and popular culture. It uses interviews with graffiti and street artists, activists, writers and teachers along with visual materials and a number of case studies to identify the internal tensions, the drive for doing the work and the meaning it holds for those involved in the movement. I have identified tensions between ideas around beauty and aesthetics, commercial forms of art and I have highlighted the movement as an attempt at direct action and a social platform for communication and self expression at grassroots level.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism |
| Keywords: | Graffiti; Street Art; Social Movement; MA in Community Education, Equality and Social Activism; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: | 12213 |
| Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2020 15:10 |
| URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/12213 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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