Shifting spaces of contention

An analysis of the Ultras’ mobilization in Revolutionary Egypt

Bibliographic Data

ID2631406
AuthorsSuzan Gibril (0000-0002-2738-8979, Université Libre de Bruxelles, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume26
Issue26
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean journal of Turkish studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1773-0546 • E-ISSN: 1773-0546
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/ejts.5835
OpenAlexW2913240674
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited47

The development of contentious collective action in Egypt has encouraged the emergence of new spaces of protest, but also the development of new strategies of opposition. This article aims to investigate the mobilization of the Cairo Ultras groups by examining their use of space, first within the stadium grounds, and particularly through their use of graffiti art. Through an analysis primarily centred on their graffiti, we wish to account for the evolution in their mobilization, as well as understand the development and transformation of their messages. The present study is, for the most part, based on a thorough analysis of graffiti and street art collected during a series of field trips conducted between 2012 and the beginning of 2015. The majority of the data was gathered around Tahrir Square and Mohammed Mahmoud Street, as well as around the Ahly and Zamalek stadia. Graffiti are of particular interest in the Egyptian case, most notably because they allow for expression of a specific social and/or political reality using precise graphic and discursive rules

Art · Graffiti · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Stadium · TRIPS architecture · Visual arts · Engineering · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Public Spaces through Art · Urban and sociocultural dynamics

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