LINGUAGGI ED ELEMENTI DEL POLITICO NEL RADICALISMO DI SINISTRA E DESTRA NEL GRAFFITISMO URBANO
Language and political elements in the graffiti of right-wing and left-wing radicalism

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the urban graffiti painted with a political message by different movements of the Italian political radicalism in the cities of Rome, Florence, Massa, Carrara, Verona and Udine. For the purpose of this article, during the period from June 2011 to June 2012, a total of 165 graffiti have been photographed, of which 83 painted by neo-fascist groups, 72 by extreme left groups and 10 by anarchist groups. These three macro communities, made of different subgroups, emerged as the most active in expressing their antagonism towards the parliamentary parties with their graffiti that combine semantic (words) and semiotic (images) elements. An analysis of the collected graffiti‟s language form, meaning and context allows for the identification of the variety of styles of communication adopted by the different political antagonisms and the different contents of their communication through graffiti as well as the key elements of their political identities.

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