The papers aim to map corpora of graffiti throughout the Egyptian space and to address common issues of definitions and interpretations. It will assess various lines of enquiry such as the relations and dialogues that graffiti create with not only their natural environments (landscape), but also with man-made spaces; the social context of graffiti creation and their reception by an audience when considered as artefacts of cultural practices and performances; the relations and dialogues between various epigraphic layers on a single surface and with their surroundings ; the semiotic value of various graphical.
The conference will also be an opportunity for discussion on the technical tools and concepts, which are available for both documentation and publication and exploitation. The edited volume of the conference aims to offer a map of graffiti practices, types of graffiti, relevant sites, communities and spaces covered by graffiti. The conference will be in English.
Attending space is limited. Application to attend now accepted here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8ZBA44xCguqycFW6rrvMBnDR1DBpcPvJ_xb4FcqlJxCtUFg/viewform
Organizers:
Khaled Hassan (Cairo University) dr.khaled_hassan@yahoo.com
Chloé Ragazzoli (Sorbonne Université) chloe.ragazzoli@gmail.com
Conference Secretary:
Jason Byun (Sorbonne Université) jasonhbyun@icloud.com