Crimes of style : urban graffiti and the politics of criminality /
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| Author / Creator: | Ferrell, Jeff |
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| Imprint: | New York : Garland, 1993. |
| Description: | xv, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Garland reference library of social science ; vol. 774. Current issues in criminal justice ; vol. 2 Garland reference library of social science v. 774. Garland reference library of social science. Current issues in criminal justice vol. 2. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1468193 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction
- Ch. 2. Denver Graffiti and the Syndicate Scene. Denver Graffiti and the Syndicate Scene: A Cultural History. Social and Aesthetic Resources. Subcultural Dynamics
- Ch. 3. Doing Graffiti. Elements of Style. Tags. Paint, Markers, Bags, and Pockets. Piecebooks. Writing Graffiti. Tagging. Piecing. Throwing Up. Biting. Going Over. Dissin'. Signpainting. Drinking, Smoking, and Huffing: A Footnote
- Ch. 4. The Clampdown: Graffiti as Crime. Moral Entrepreneurs and Moral Enterprise: The Denver Anti-Graffiti Campaign. Strategies of Enforcement and Control: The Clampdown. Image and Ideology in the Criminalizaton of Graffiti. Unintended Consequences: The Amplification of Crime
- Ch. 5. Crimes of Style. Crimes of Style: Graffiti Writing. Crimes of Style: The Aesthetics of Authority. Graffiti Writing and Anarchist Criminology.