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Decor-racial: Defining and Understanding Street Art as it Relates to Racial Justice in Baltimore, Maryland

Stone, Meredith K.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-7975
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493746701891506

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2017, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
Baltimore gained national attention in the spring of 2015 after Freddie Gray, a young black man, died while in police custody. This event sparked protests in Baltimore and other cities in the U.S. and soon became associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. One way to bring communities together, give voice to disenfranchised residents, and broadcast political and social justice messages is through street art. While it is difficult to define street art, let alone assess its impact, it is clear that many of the messages it communicates resonate with host communities. This paper investigates how street art is defined and promoted in Baltimore, how street art is used in Baltimore neighborhoods to resist oppression, and how Black Lives Matter is influencing street art in Baltimore. Using qualitative research methods, including interviews and newspaper analysis, I explore the opinions and views of Baltimoreans with respect to street art and provide insight into the conjunction of racial tension and artistic expression. This study brings to light important aspects of urban governance, social justice, community development and public space through investigation of activism through community-based street art.
Geoffrey Buckley (Advisor)
Harold Perkins (Committee Member)
Amy Lynch (Committee Member)
153 p.
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Street art; Black Lives Matter; Baltimore; African Americans; urban space; activism; social justice; community development; economic development

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  • Stone, M. K. (2017). Decor-racial: Defining and Understanding Street Art as it Relates to Racial Justice in Baltimore, Maryland [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493746701891506

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stone, Meredith. Decor-racial: Defining and Understanding Street Art as it Relates to Racial Justice in Baltimore, Maryland. 2017. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493746701891506.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stone, Meredith. "Decor-racial: Defining and Understanding Street Art as it Relates to Racial Justice in Baltimore, Maryland." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1493746701891506

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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