{"product_id":"voices-in-aerosol-9781477327678","title":"Voices in Aerosol","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow a city government in central Mexico evolved from waging war on graffiti in the early 2000s to sanctioning its creation a decade later, and how youth navigated these changing conditions for producing art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The local government, residents, and media outlets in León, Mexico, treated graffiti as a disease until the state began sponsoring artistic graffiti through a program of its own. In \u003ci\u003eVoices in Aerosol\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book-length study of state-sponsored graffiti, Caitlin Frances Bruce considers the changing perceptions and recognition of graffiti artists, their right to the city, and the use of public space over the span of eighteen years (2000–2018). Focusing on the midsized city of León, Bruce offers readers a look at the way negotiations with the neoliberal state unfolded at different levels and across decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Issues brought to light in this case study, such as graffiti as a threat and graffiti as a sign of gentrification, reso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Glossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter One. Frisson: Early Graffiti Writers Remapping the City \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Two. Noise: Desmadre in Neoliberal Geographies; Youth Voice against Zero Tolerance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Three. Harmonization: Convivencia and Municipal Overtures to Writers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Four. Amplification: Cultivating Acceptance through the Mural as Civic and Affective Form \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Five. Resonance: Urban Art and Good Vibrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion. Susurration: Cross-Border Institutional Attunements and Social Infrastructure; León as Global Example \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408964133207,"sku":"9781477327678","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477327678.jpg?v=1730504885","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-in-aerosol-9781477327678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}