Date of Submission
Spring 2024
Academic Program
Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
Project Advisor 1
Franco Baldasso
Project Advisor 2
Eric Trudel
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This project is focused on modern graffiti in France and Italy. The project was inspired by personal experience during a semester abroad in Trento, Italy. It begins by exploring the differences between American and European graffiti, namely the unavoidable political tone of the latter. It then moves into how graffiti reflects collective memory, exploring past revolutions in France and Italy as well as the memory of fascism. This project studies graffiti as a form of literature, a social practice, and historical testimony all at once.
Open Access Agreement
Open Access
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Recommended Citation
DeBisschop, Benjamin Porter, "Writing On The Wall - An Investigation of Modern Political Graffiti in France and Italy" (2024). Senior Projects Spring 2024. 64.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2024/64
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