Famously Anonymous Artistic Outlaws
The Negotiation of Dual Identities Among Former Graffiti Writers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18977482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aneliese Dar, Aneliese K Dar (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Gwen Hunnicutt (0000-0001-6786-6974, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 207-223 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1528-3488 • E-ISSN: 1532-706X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15283488.2017.1379903 |
| OpenAlex | W2765702997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Graffiti artists must establish a second, anonymous identity that is managed alongside each writer’s “real” self. This study explores the negotiation of these dual identities—one actual, the other virtual—by investigating the management of these identities through retirement. Results reveal that identity making is a collective practice, even for anonymous artists. Participants described a hierarchical graffiti world where invisible social relations are used to establish understanding of the self as a writer. Stealth graffiti artists breach one set of rules but strictly adhere to another set. Even anonymous identities are socially embedded and reflect a politics of belonging. Writer identities can be retired by either integrating them into a public self or transcended through complete role exit
Aesthetics · Art · Collective identity · Graffiti · Identity negotiation · Literature · Media studies · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social group · Social identity theory · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · Public Spaces through Art · Social Psychology · Urban and sociocultural dynamics
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Social Identity
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Our desires are ungovernable’
Spot theory
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Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory
Theorizing identity
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Governing Graffiti in Contested Urban Spaces
Painting with permission
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Urban Graffiti
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |