List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Political Power, Visual Communication, and Public Space Chapter 1. From Conceptualizing to Analyzing Visual Power and Resistance Chapter 2. Street Art: A Medium of Visual Political Communication Chapter 3. Setting the Scene: Street Art in Latin American Urban Space Chapter 4. Buenos Aires: "Latin America - Now or Never" Chapter 5. Mexico City: "Another World is Possible" - Democracy, Freedom, Justice Chapter 6. Caracas: "El Comandante" is Present Chapter 7. Bogotá: "Exploitation Ruins Life" Chapter 8.

Across the Cities: Strategies of Visual Meaning-Making Conclusions: "The Media Are Theirs, the Walls Are Ours" References Appendix A: Shooting Script for the Photo-Documentation Appendix B: Image Descriptions and Image Sections/Composition from the Detailed Analyses Appendix C: Code Frequencies.