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Reading the Walls of Bogotá

Graffiti, Street Art, and the Urban Imaginary of Violence

By: Alba Griffin

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Reading the Walls of Bogotá

Graffiti, Street Art, and the Urban Imaginary of Violence

By: Alba Griffin

A cultural imaginary is a structuring space through which collective understandings of cultural and society phenomena are formed, reproduced, and accepted as the norm. Reading the Walls of Bogotá uses graffiti and street art to explore the urban imaginaries of violence in Bogotá, Colombia. These artistic forms are produced and received in different ways in different areas of the city and offer an insight into citizens’ everyday experiences and perceptions of violence from the political, to the personal, to that of structural inequality. Through graffiti, in which critiques of memory, space, politics, and aesthetics are embedded, artists and their viewers form vernacular theories through which they interpret the world and the spaces they inhabit. By focusing on creative expression, Alba Griffin shows how Bogotá’s residents respond to imaginaries of violence, how they critique the norms, how they appropriate space to challenge or negotiate violence, and how they push back against inequality.

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334

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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ISBN 10

082298993X

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9780822989936

Mexico: A History

By: Victor Alba

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Mexico: A History

By: Victor Alba

The early European explorers were astonished at the immensity of Mexico. They were equally baffled by the customs, language, and society of the people they encountered. A surprise awaited the visitors beyond every mountain pass, for in a land in which travel was so difficult, the native inhabitants had developed vastly different lifestyles. Historians and archeologists remain uncertain as to the origins of the earliest settlers or exactly when they arrived, but they had been living there for thousands of years before being "discovered" by the Spaniards. Fortunately for historians, some Spanish explorers recorded what they saw, even while Spanish armies were annihilating the native population and destroying the indigenous culture - tearing down temples, burning religious objects, melting down precious metal artifacts. And amidst the slaughter, Spanish friars continued their mission to convert the natives to Christianity, by whatever means. Here from noted journalist Victor Alba is the dramatic story of Mexico - from the Aztecs and Mayas to the age of viceroys and the Mexican Revolution. The country evolved through decades of civil wars and revolution, one government toppled then another until finally, a modern nation-state emerged. It's a history as vast and varied as the country itself.

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142

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New Word City

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ISBN 10

1640190953

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9781640190955

Forced Migration in Transit

Migrant Experiences of Organized Violence in Mexico and Turkey

By: Ludger Pries,Stephanie Schütze,Ximena Alba Villalever,Berna Safak Zülfikar Savci

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Forced Migration in Transit

Migrant Experiences of Organized Violence in Mexico and Turkey

By: Ludger Pries,Stephanie Schütze,Ximena Alba Villalever,Berna Safak Zülfikar Savci

This book compares the life courses of forced migrants in two of the world’s most important transit countries: Turkey and Mexico. It examines the local, regional, and global contexts of their experiences, trajectories, and biographical projects, caught between return, stay, and forward movement. Forced migration has increased rapidly around the world in recent years, with Mexico and Turkey experiencing particularly high numbers of migrants, as conflict, violence, authoritarian regimes, environmental disasters, economic instability, lack of opportunity, and generalized violence have driven people to leave their homes in search of a better life. With a special focus on organized violence, this book analyzes the specific impact of organized violence on the trajectories and biographies of forced migrants, situating these life courses in the political, economic, cultural, and social contexts of the countries of origin (Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria; El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and in the country of transit (Turkey and Mexico). Using extensive original empirical data and analysis, it argues that forced migration is a long-lasting social process based on everyday actions and social practices throughout the migration trajectory. Systematically comparing two of the world’s most important transit countries, this book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of migration, politics, international relations, and sociology.

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191

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Taylor & Francis

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104010214X

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9781040102145

Writer's Bloc III

Third Biennial Las Vegas Valley Authors' Showcase

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Writer's Bloc III

Third Biennial Las Vegas Valley Authors' Showcase

WRITER'S BLOC is the published collection of the Henderson Writers Group of Southern Nevada. While many of the stories have local or Southern location, the spirit of the book is truly universal in the best sense of the writer's craft.

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250

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Mystic Pub

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1934051497

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9781934051498

Book's by Alba Arango

Reading the Walls of Bogotá

Reading the Walls of Bogotá

Mexico: A History

Mexico: A History

Forced Migration in Transit

Forced Migration in Transit

Writer's Bloc III

Writer's Bloc III

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