Peace and War in Our Bodies and Minds: Public Subversion <i>vs</i> . Mass Totalization
Journal: Visual Anthropology
Year: 2023

This article explores the political impact of street art and symbolic creativity in challenging official hegemony. It focuses on the Russian case of social conflict around the 2022 war, specifically analyzing their pro-war "Z" propaganda and anti-war resistance in various cities. Using post-structuralist and visual biopolitical perspectives, the article examines the meaning and effects of "Z-ification" and the underground resistance to it. It argues that visual biopolitics reveals hidden aspects