By Esra’a (Bahrain)

I’ve long been interested in the study of graffitis as a form of inner-city literacy, especially since I grew up in a small village full of political graffitis that always made me think.

The word “graffiti” is derived from the Greek term graphein, which means to write. To write is to communicate. Therefore, graffiti was invented as a form of communication. It represents a type of discontinuous communicative strategy through which people can engage in a visual dialogue which does not rely on face-to-face interaction or necessary knowledge of the writers’ identities, such as being part of a society while maintaining your identity as secret, much like internet message boards.

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