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