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Redefining the Boundaries: Studies on the LGBTI-Themed Graffiti in the Streets of Nicosia

Redefining the Boundaries: Studies on the LGBTI-Themed Graffiti in the Streets of Nicosia

Autori:

Eser KECECI, Gokce KECECI, Izlem KANLI

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 300-322



How to cite this article:

Kececi, E., Kececi, G., Kanli, I. (2019). Redefining the Boundaries: Studies on the LGBTI-Themed Graffiti in the Streets of Nicosia. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 64, 300-322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33788/rcis.64.23



Abstract:

Since prehistoric eras, people have expressed their emotions and ideas on the walls. With the invention of writing and fast development of technology, murals also have evolved and gained new dimensions. Graffiti, which is a type of mural, has its place among street arts with its oldest historical background. It is scribbled, scratched or painted on the city walls; hence, they become a protest communication tool with implicit messages. This study discusses the graffiti in the streets of Nicosia regarding the protection of fundamental universal rights and freedoms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual (LGBTI) individuals and communities that conduct activities towards the raising awareness about such matters. The LGBTI-themed graffiti, which are analyzed in the current research, have been collected from the North Nicosia streets during the last five years. The semiotic analysis of all the LGBTI-themed graffiti indicates that these graffiti provide the marginalized communities and individuals with a tool to express their suppressed feelings, to protest the negative reaction toward them, and also to redefine their presence in the society and occupy the urban area. This study offers the first analysis and investigation into the LGBTI-themed graffiti in the North Nicosia.

Keywords:

LGBTI, protest communication, Nicosia streets, subculture, graffiti, social inequities, social culture.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33788/rcis.64.23


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