1999
DOI: 10.1080/10417949909373152
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Graffiti as communication: Exploring the discursive tensions of anonymous texts

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“…Based on their data, they came to a conclusion that graffiti readers are likely to be faced with difficulties in interpreting the graffiti, for graffiti tend to be anonymous. This conclusion was also adumbrated by Rodriguez and Clair (1999) in their study on the discursive tensions of anonymous texts.…”
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“…Based on their data, they came to a conclusion that graffiti readers are likely to be faced with difficulties in interpreting the graffiti, for graffiti tend to be anonymous. This conclusion was also adumbrated by Rodriguez and Clair (1999) in their study on the discursive tensions of anonymous texts.…”
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“…Apparently, due to the ubiquity, they summon a number of researchers with various disciplinary backgrounds to explore them. Yet, as abovementioned, the body of literature dealing with graffiti has been merely on graffiti outside of Indonesia (e.g., Obeng, 2000;Adams & Winter, 1997;Moonwomon, 1995;Gadsby, 1995;Rodriguez & Clair, 1999;Joswig-Mehnert & Yule, 1996;Best, 2003).…”
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“…Although they noted that anonymity might influence others in an interacting group, most of their attention focuses on how a sender uses anonymity “to avoid embarrassment” (p. 94). More recently, anonymity has been studied in diverse contexts ranging from graffiti (Rodriquez & Clair, 1999) to charitable donations (Stewart & McBride‐Chang, 2000) to the workplace (Scott & Rains, 2005). Such work represents both a strong focus on the sender and a lack of direct theoretical attention to anonymity itself; however, there are relevant theoretical works in this body of scholarship.…”
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“…Much like the graffiti examined by Rodriguez and Clair (1999), Scheibel (1994), and Nwoye (1993), the alteration of the billboards acts as form of empowerment that builds community. Through the magazine of Adbusters and the corresponding Web sites, the audience can look at the resistance narrative as it is used in defiance of corporations and their ideological state apparatuses.…”
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