The Aesthetics of Digital Vigilantism Symposium
The Aesthetics of Digital Vigilantism Symposium happens on 11 and 12 June, in Rome, Italy
Urban Media and Participatory Spaces Research Group
The UMPS is a research group dedicated to connecting scholars interested in urban media studies and digital cities.
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Current projects
CFP: The aesthetics of digital vigilantism
We are running a call for papers for a special issue on the aesthetics of digital vigilantism
Graffiti as regenerative media for European riverbanks
Get to know the Regenerative Media project about the regenerative potential of graffiti and street art in European riverbanks
The pro-inclusion graffiti scene in Rome
Helton Levy and Eleonora Diamanti continue their research on the intersections of graffiti practice in Rome. This time, they discuss the moral geographies of graffiti acceptance by the public opinion in the Italian capital.
Past projects
Teaching urban media
In September 2024, Eleonora Diamanti edited a special issue on Urban Media for Mediapolis, a journal on cities and culture.
Keep readingStreets of Latin America: New battlegrounds of change
In December 2023, Alternautas published a special issue focused on the creative and decolonial potential of Latin American streets.
Keep readingUnderstanding the convergence between graffiti and social media
In 2023, Helton Levy and Eleonora Diamanti published a research article that has probed the relationship between illegal graffiti in Rome and the publication of photos containing graffiti on Instagram
Keep readingAlternative media, inequality and counter-mapping in Brazil
In 2018, Helton Levy published his first article on counter-mapping, in which he analyses some initiatives in northeast Brazil, aimed at providing feminist and indigenous interpretations of the city.
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