Showing papers on "Graffiti published in 2003"

The Writing on the Stall Gender and Graffiti

Abstract: Research looking at toilet graffiti has focused on topic at the expense of a communication perspective and has also suffered from a number of methodological failings. This study sought to remedy this and integrate the research into the social identity and deindividuation model and communication accommodation theory. Graffiti were collected verbatim from adjacent male toilets, female toilets, and study booths. Strong gender differences were found for topic. Graffiti from the female toilets tended to be more polite and interactive, whereas those from the male toilets were more argumentative and negative. Gender differences in language style were more subtle but generally consistent with those found in other contexts. Gendered language was mitigated in the mixed-gender context. Topics in the mixed-gender context were a composite of the topics found in the men's and women's toilets but also included the only sexist remarks in the data.

Memory, Visibility, and Public Space: Reflections on Commemoration(s) of 9/11

Abstract: This article explores three loci of commemoration of 9/11 in New York City: the street memorial exemplified by makeshift shrines, posters of the missing, and graffiti; the museum installations that...

Scratching protest: A study of graffiti as communication in universities in Thailand

Abstract: This study examines the production of campus graffiti ns an alternative communicntion ehnnnel and opportunity for Thai students in three universities in three different parts in Thailnnd. The writing of graffiti is deemed an illegal activity in Thailnnd, which makes its prevalence on the Thai university campus an intriguing issue. To understand why Thai university students so readily indulge in nn illegal activity this thesis investigates student grnffiti through an analysis of grnffiti as anonymous resistance from students to authoritarian power exercised on campus and as an escape from sociocultural taboos nnd cultural oppressions that Thni society places on youth in ',.~rcas such as sexuality and cultural ideals. Foucault's theory of power is also applied in this analysi~ to demonstrate how student graffiti may be read as a significant fonn of rebellion and resistance. The authorities wish to portray this form of youth behaviour as anarchy. However, students wish to portray it ns an expression of dissent by young people living in repressive ·,:.\·' situations and environments, where legitimate media outlets arc unavailoblc or difficult to access, communicative chances are few and cultural barriers deny students of their communicntive rights and freedom of speech. This study relies on the qualitative content analysis technique to analyze and categorize the graffiti data collected from the three universities. Primary data used in this thesis include graffiti inscriptions recorded from male anti female toilets, questionnaires and interviews collected from six anonymous studcnts-as-graffitists. Fllr secnncli.ry data, other genre of campus graffiti (e.g. desktop and classroom graffiti), 200, srts of questionnaire used with students, interviews with several groups of university instructors and focused group interviews with university students arc used as supportive data for the study. The findings in this study support the argument that while grnffiti is an outlawed network of communication for Thni university students they continue to resort to writing on the wall to express repressed opinions and negetive feelings, to rf;affirm self-identity, to intimidat~ others through hostility and violence and to gratify sexual needs. The findings reveal that there are two main groups of students as graffitists: heterosexual male students and homosexual male students employing graffiti as communication but for essentially for different purposes. Homosexual male students use graffiti to interact and share information with other homosexual riiole students and reach out to sexual partners. Moreover, graffiti offers them anonymity, secrecy, enjoyment and thrills. Heterosexual students usc graffiti to express negative feelings towards the authorities (e.g. teacher and university), insult rivals and graffiti readers, fulfil sexual wishes and confirm their selfexistence. Similarly, both groups of grnflitists use graffiti to break social regulations, cultural oppression, authoritarian rules and issue'S Thais deem taboo or unwanted behaviours for youth such as disrespect for scoiors and violence. This thesis reveals that graffiti, as practiced by Thai youth, acts as the voice of youthful dissent sigriify[ng the need of social status, space, communication rights and an escape from regulatio~s and rules that graffiti attempts to defy. The research findings re-examine some distinctive sociocultural characteristics in Thai society that are the cultural bedrock of graffiti. It challenges the notion of disciplinary power and authoritarian control over youth exercised in tbc form of regulations, cultural rules and social values youth are obligated to follow. It is pointed out that although the society believes the heavy-handed rules placed on youth anrj a decree shunning youth out of the adult world will Iced youth to the positions of being the nation's intellectual leaders as the country expects, this notion is always met with resistance from youth. The stndy also reveals that although Thailand sets itself as a puritanical Buddhist society holding the ideals of peacefulness, social harmony and refined manners expressed through the ability to control and discipline oneself, this is an imagined one with masked hostility and violence underneath the peaceful scenario. The finding summarizes that it is through graffiti that Thai students, as young social members, subvert these ideals but reflect an unmasked facet of the Thai society.

Graves, Caves, and Refugees: An Essay in Microhistory:

Abstract: Building on previous interpretation of the graffiti from Khirbet Beit Lei, this article argues that a larger number of Iron Age graffiti found in graves and caves in Judah, or ostensibly from such, may be interpreted as expressions of refugees hiding from enemies. It explores the concerns, status, and situations of the refugees, correlating them with literary (biblical) texts reflecting similar language and concerns, or referring to people of similar status and in similar situations. The lapidary utterances, this article argues, give immediacy, while the literary expressions supply imaginative and aesthetic richness to the common concerns. Material, epigraphic, and literary sources from later centuries, and archaeological sources from much earlier, suggest that the historical experience of such refugees was perennial, indeed permillennial, in ancient Palestine.

The Ultimate Palm Robot

Abstract: From the Publisher: Recorded too many addresses you'll never need? Can't remember how the make a question mark in Graffiti? Recycle your old handheld and build your own Palm-powered robot. Complete with proprietary software designed specially for Osborne to assist with robot operation.

Family and individual characteristics of a community sample of adolescents who graffiti

Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the covariates of graffiti behaviour in adolescents and to determine the independence of graffiti behaviour from antisocial behaviour. Method: Two thousand, six hundred and three adolescents from a community sample completed the Youth Assessment Checklist, which measured perceived academic performance, family general functioning, parental care, overprotection and criticism, suicide thoughts and behaviours and a number of psychological factors (eg. depression), and behaviours (eg. antisocial behaviour and drug use). The differences between these variables for both boys and girls were examined in four group comparisons: (1) graffiti versus no graffiti; (2) low antisocial behaviour with graffiti versus low antisocial behaviour without graffiti; (3) serious antisocial behaviour with graffiti and serious antisocial behaviour without graffiti; (4) extreme antisocial behaviour with graffiti and serious antisocial behaviour without graffiti. Results: Significant differences for both girls and boys were found between the graffiti and nograffiti groups on all variables measured. For some variables, significant differences in both boys and girls were found between each of the antisocial behaviour (low, serious and extreme) with graffiti and antisocial behaviour (low, serious and extreme) without graffiti groups. Conclusion: Results suggest that adolescent who graffiti are likely to also experience a number of other family, parental, behavioural, and psychological problems. Clinicians may need to ask an adolescent about graffiti even if they present only with low levels of antisocial behaviour.

Knowledge Management in the Socio Technical World—The Graffiti Continues

Abstract: Daille Beatrice (1996) Study and implementation of combined techniques for automatic extraction of terminology. In: Judith L Klavans and Philip Resnik, Eds., The Balancing Act: Combining Symbolic and Statistical Approaches to Language. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 49–66. Evans David A, Ginther-Webster Kimberly, Hart Mary, Lefferts Robert G and Monarch Ira A (1991) Automatic indexing using selective NLP and first-order thesauri. In: Proceedings of the RIAO’91. Barcelona, Spain, pp. 624–643. Justeson John S and Katz Slava M (1995) Technical terminology: Some linguistic properties and an algorithm for identificatgion in text. Natural Language Engineering, 1(1):9–27. Voutillainen Atro (1993) Designing a (finite-state) parsing grammar. In: Emmanuel Roche and Yves Schabes, Eds., Finite State Natural Language Processing. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 283–310.

Between the public and the private: sex differences in restroom graffiti from latin and anglo-saxon countries

Abstract: When a person enters a public restroom stall and closes its door, that public space turns into a private one, a place where people are usually on their own, protected by an anonymity guaranteed by the four surrounding walls. Restroom graffiti provide a rich unobtrusive way of access to patterns of intimacy, fantasies, and desire, as the inscription "You just closed the door and entered my world" found in a female restroom of the City University of New York reveals. The purpose of this study was to investigate sexual and cultural differences among verbal restroom graffiti (N = 3,299) collected in five countries: Brazil, Italy, Spain, the United States of America, and Germany. Statistical analyses (chi-square) revealed that women were more romantic than men in all countries researched, whereas men were more concerned with politics in Latin countries, and prejudice against foreigners in Anglo-Saxon countries. Sexual contents revealed a highly variable pattern. Females wrote less than males about sex in Spain, but more than them in the U.S.A., and as frequently in Brazil, Germany, and Italy. There was a wide gap between males and females, suggestive of a universal hardwired difference between the sexes in romantic expression, and a much narrower cultural dependent gap in sexual expression. In general, women were more interested in private issues, and men expressed a greater concern with public affairs.

Megalithic markings in context: graffiti marks on burial pots from Kudatini, Karnataka

Abstract: (2003). Megalithic Markings in Context: graffiti marks on burial pots from Kudatini, Karnataka. South Asian Studies: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 21-33.

Graffiti: Implications for law enforcement, local government and the community

Abstract: Keynote address at the conference "Graffiti and disorder: local government, law enforcement and community responses", held in conjunction with the Australian Local Government Association, Royal on the Park Hotel, Brisbane, 18-19 August 2003. Presented by Adam Graycar, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology. Made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Coating having graffiti resistance

Abstract: This invention relates to coating materials useful for imparting graffiti resistance to structures.

Prepared wall surface area for graffiti, is flexible and exchangeable and in the dimensions of a house wall or fence, where graffiti is permitted to discourage defacing property

Abstract: The prepared wall surface (1), where graffiti painting is permitted, is of an exchangeable and weather-resistant material on side posts (3) with the dimensions of a house wall or fence. The surface material is flexible, and can take and retain spray paints, has prepared guide and pattern lines (4) and reinforced outer edges (7). An indelible point (10) is for registration or identification.

The Fortress of Solitude: A Novel

Abstract: From the funked-up, messed-up Brookyn of the 1970s to the present day, this stunning novel spans thirty years in the life of two best friends, Dylan and Mingus, their families and an entire neighbourhood From their stories comes the history of soul music, of graffiti art, of comic books, of experimental film and 'rock writing' With a cast of more than a hundred characters and more than fifty speaking parts, this is a touching and intimate novel on an epic scale

Ecos del pro archia en la cueva negra

Abstract: Study of the graffiti no 25 and 2 and their possible relation with Cicero’s Pro Archia. This work perfectly frame in the cultural environment of Cueva Negra.