1st Edition

Crimes of Style Urban Graffiti and the Politics of Criminality

By Jeff Ferrell Copyright 1993
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1993, Crimes of Style investigates the politics of culture and crime through an in-depth case study of graffiti in Denver and the official response to it. Focusing on the most prevalent form of graffiti writing in Denver, the book provides a detailed consideration of the social and cultural circumstances that surround its creation. It explores the national and... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Denver Graffiti and the Syndicate Scene; 3: Doing Graffiti; 4: The Clampdown: Graffiti as Crime; 5: Crimes of Style; References; Index

Biography

Jeff Ferrell