Graffiti – Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education

Socio-Psychological Functions of Dormitory Graffiti: A Case of Zimbabwean Secondary Boarding Schools

By JRIIE | June 29, 2022

Makarati PiasonMidlands State University, ZimbabweEmail: pmakarati@gmail.com Abstract: Using the Social Cultural framework, this paper examines the functions of graffiti in selected secondary boarding schools in the Gutu District of Zimbabwe. It focuses on how socio-psychological functions of graffiti are created through informal spaces such as the dormitory in secondary boarding schools. The study followed a…

The Graffiti Subculture: A Culture of Masculine Identity Construction in Zimbabwean Secondary Boarding Schools

By JRIIE | May 20, 2022

Makarati Piason, Mangeya Hugh & Kadenge MaxwellMidlands State University, ZimbabweEmail: pmakarati@gmail.com Abstract: This study explores the sociocultural construction of male identities in informal spaces in learning institutions. Focus is placed on spaces such as boys’ toilets in secondary boarding schools in Gutu District of Zimbabwe. Considering the central purpose of graffiti as communication, this study…