Political sign / Toby Carroll
Carroll, Toby 1975 -
Political sign / Toby Carroll - New York : Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020 - 168 pages ; 17 cm
Introduction
The ubiquity of yard signs
The sign wars
The business of signs
The pros and cons of being generic
Political signs in the public eye
Signs as shorthand, signs as remakes
On protest signs
The making of a protest sign
Sports et signs et sponsors
Signs in the seats
Interlude : the punk chapter
Knives bats new (political) tats
HOPE and its discontents
When art is a sign
When a sign is art
Conclusion
An exploration of political signs such as bumper stickers, yard signs, billboards, and how these frequently disposable objects help to create a greater understanding of how politics and geography shape individual identities
9781501358104 9781501358128
/ C319t 2020
Political sign / Toby Carroll - New York : Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020 - 168 pages ; 17 cm
Introduction
The ubiquity of yard signs
The sign wars
The business of signs
The pros and cons of being generic
Political signs in the public eye
Signs as shorthand, signs as remakes
On protest signs
The making of a protest sign
Sports et signs et sponsors
Signs in the seats
Interlude : the punk chapter
Knives bats new (political) tats
HOPE and its discontents
When art is a sign
When a sign is art
Conclusion
An exploration of political signs such as bumper stickers, yard signs, billboards, and how these frequently disposable objects help to create a greater understanding of how politics and geography shape individual identities
9781501358104 9781501358128
/ C319t 2020