Florian Deckers

M.A. English and German Literature and Media StudiesUniversity of Duisburg-Essen

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After Condemnation and Cooptation: New York Graffiti in Times of Pandemic

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Florian Deckers University of Duisburg-Essen

January 27, 2021
After Condemnation and Cooptation: New York Graffiti in Times of Pandemic Art of dissent; Graffiti; New York; Vandalism; Practice of Resistance “It‘s selfish, it’s vandalism!” this was former NYC Transit Authority President Andy Byford’s simple verdict wi ...

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Re: COVID-19 and the Script of “Urban Flight”

Shared Anxieties of the International Bourgeoisie?

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University of Duisburg-Essen

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 — 3:03 pm
Thank you Maria for this fascinating look at this narrative of the newly-found love for the 'rural,' which is so immensely racialized, gendered, and economically restricted. The parallels to European "dreams" of fleeing the metropolis ...
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Re: Pandemic Urban Gardening: A Welcome Distraction or Subsistence?

Shared Motivations in Different Forms of Creativity

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University of Duisburg-Essen

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 — 3:20 pm
Dear Elisabeth, I was not aware of the similarities between the two practices, that we both examine- urban gardening and graffiti- which became so apparent when I read your contribution. It is absolutely fascinating to see the shared motivation to cont ...