{"product_id":"scribbling-through-history-graffiti-places-and-people-from-antiquity-to-modernity-paperback","title":"Scribbling through History: Graffiti, Places and People from Antiquity to Modernity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChloé Ragazzoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eÖmür Harmansah\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChiara Salvador\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th century and has been embraced by modern street culture: graffiti have been left on natural sites and public monuments for tens of thousands of years. They mark a position in time, a relation to space, and a territorial claim. They are also material displays of individual identity and social interaction. As an effective, socially accepted medium of self-definition, ancient graffiti may be compared to the modern use of social networks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book shows that graffiti, a very ancient practice long hidden behind modern disapproval and street culture, have been integral to literacy and self-expression throughout history. Graffiti bear witness to social events and religious practices that are difficult to track in normative and official discourses. This book addresses graffiti practices, in cultures ranging from ancient China and Egypt through early modern Europe to modern Turkey, in illustrated short essays by specialists. It proposes a holistic approach to graffiti as a cultural practice that plays a key role in crucial aspects of human experience and how they can be understood.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloé Ragazzoli\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Egyptology at the History Faculty of University Paris Sorbonne, France. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEloge de la Ville. Histoire et Littérature\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eLa grotte des scribes à Deir el-Bahari. La tombe MMA 504 et ses graffiti \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eÖmür Harmansah\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. His work focuses on the art and material culture of the ancient Near Eastern world, with particular emphasis on Anatolia, Syria and Mesopotamia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCities and the Shaping of Memory in the Ancient Near East\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003ePlace, Memory and Healing: An Archaeology of Anatolian Rock Monuments\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChiara Salvador\u003c\/b\u003e is reading for a doctorate in Egyptology at the University of Oxford, UK. Her research treats a corpus of hieratic, hieroglyphic and figural graffiti from the temple complex of Karnak, in modern Luxor with the support of the Centre Franco-Égyptien d'Étude des Temples de Karnak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Frood\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Egyptology and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford, UK. She is author of \u003ci\u003eBiographical Texts from Ramessid Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). She is currently preparing publications of graffiti from two areas of the temple complex at Karnak, in collaboration with the Centre Franco-Égyptien d'Étude des Temples de Karnak.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52434628706611,"sku":"9781350122383","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SGk1NXFxVFVEaTNvcHZXRlFOS1B2QT09.webp?v=1758803056","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/scribbling-through-history-graffiti-places-and-people-from-antiquity-to-modernity-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}