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      Act of Vandalism or Memory Communication? Some Thoughts on Polish-Lithuanian Graffiti Writing Tradition

      Knygotyra
      Vilnius University Press

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          As a form of literacy, graffiti has existed throughout the ages. Many researches on epigraphy show that many examples of graffiti were left intact from the period of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. However, the purpose of their appearance was merely disputed in the scientific community.The main aim of this research is to ascertain the motives of the habits of inscribing graffiti among Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealths citizens. This study is a qualitative research that seeks an in-depth understanding of the phenomena of writing graffiti. Basic material for the research was gathered from ego-documents that are focused on the personal lives and experiences of the writers. The research is based on a detailed contextual analysis of several cases (case study method).This article examines several cases and gives some light on how and why graffiti were made. However, for more ample and accurate results, more extensive research must be done.

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                Author and article information

                Journal
                Knygotyra
                BS
                Vilnius University Press
                2345-0053
                0204-2061
                January 13 2020
                January 13 2020
                : 73
                : 62-78
                Article
                10.15388/Knygotyra.2019.73.34
                27d47610-9e2e-4c69-a655-ce8d57e7ed3a
                © 2020

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                Linguistics & Semiotics,Social & Behavioral Sciences,Law,Mathematics,History,Philosophy

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