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3. Crap-elton University
Taken: Saturday, July 20 213, back entrance of Carleton University.
The sticker tag placed on the back entrance sign of Carleton University is a form of reclaiming the right to the city based on the tagger’s individual political, economic or social perspectives. As Author Anna Waclawek comments in her book ‘Graffiti and Street Art’, when adding a tag to something that has already been engaged with—in this case the university logo on the entrance sign—they become part of a visual conversation. In reference to the article ‘The Right to the City’, author David Harvey may suggest that the placing of the tag “Crap Sack” on a University logo could be drawing a connection to the supposed link of higher education and class elitism. However, Harvey may also view the placement of this tag as something negatively orientated towards the capitalist-driven economics of many post-secondary institutions, with the tag generically referring to crippling tuition fees and low post-graduate employment opportunities.
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References:
1. Anna Waclawek, Graffiti and Street Art (New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 2011).
2. David Harvey, "Right to the City" in L. Lees (Ed.), The emancipatory city: Paradoxes and Possibilities (London: SAGE Publications Ltd., 2004) 236-240.
3. Crap-elton University
Taken: Saturday, July 20 213, back entrance of Carleton University.
The sticker tag placed on the back entrance sign of Carleton University is a form of reclaiming the right to the city based on the tagger’s individual political, economic or social perspectives. As Author Anna Waclawek comments in her book ‘Graffiti and Street Art’, when adding a tag to something that has already been engaged with—in this case the university logo on the entrance sign—they become part of a visual conversation. In reference to the article ‘The Right to the City’, author David Harvey may suggest that the placing of the tag “Crap Sack” on a University logo could be drawing a connection to the supposed link of higher education and class elitism. However, Harvey may also view the placement of this tag as something negatively orientated towards the capitalist-driven economics of many post-secondary institutions, with the tag generically referring to crippling tuition fees and low post-graduate employment opportunities.
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References:
1. Anna Waclawek, Graffiti and Street Art (New York: Thames and Hudson Inc., 2011).
2. David Harvey, "Right to the City" in L. Lees (Ed.), The emancipatory city: Paradoxes and Possibilities (London: SAGE Publications Ltd., 2004) 236-240.