Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................1
2.Etymology and History......................................................................2
2.1.Modern-style graffiti....................................................................2
2.2.Literacy or illiteracy often revealed in graffiti...........................3
3.Contemporary graffiti........................................................................4
3.1.Spread of hip hop culture...........................................................5
3.2.Stencil graffiti...............................................................................6
3.3.Commercialization and entrance into mainstream pop culture
............................................................................................................. 6
3.4.Gamer culture..............................................................................6
3.5.Advocates.....................................................................................7
3.6.Global developments..................................................................8
4.Characteristics of common graffiti...................................................9
4.1.Methods and production.............................................................9
4.2.Modern experimentation...........................................................10
4.3.Tagging.......................................................................................10
5.Uses...................................................................................................11
5.1.Personal Expectations..............................................................12
5.2.Advertising graffiti.....................................................................16
5.3.Offensive graffiti........................................................................16
6.Decorative and high art...................................................................17
7.Environmental effects......................................................................18
8.Government responses...................................................................18
8.1.Asia.............................................................................................18
8.2Europe.........................................................................................19
8.3Australia......................................................................................20
8.4.New Zealand...............................................................................21
8.5.United States..............................................................................21
9.Documentaries and films................................................................23
10.CONCLUSION................................................................................23
11.Bibliography...................................................................................25