Street Art

Dr Joolz, who is a researcher involved in this project, has been interested in street art for some time. On a recent visit to Granada, I was struck by the richness of street art and the statements it made about American imperialism and the war in Iraq . In this working paper by Michael Alderton, he discusses the texts produced by 'billboard liberators' as a form of critical literacy practice. I like the concept of 'billboard liberation'. It certainly lightened up the last general election in the UK when billboard liberators challenged some of the Tory party's offensive campaigning - see examples here.

Jackie