Reading the walls: Visual governmentality and public response in Tianjin subway murals
Urban Studies: An International Journal of Research in Urban Studies
Published online on May 07, 2026
Abstract
Urban Studies, Ahead of Print.
In rapidly expanding urban transit systems, subway murals are increasingly mobilized as visual governance, staging city narratives and shaping how commuter space is felt and read. Drawing on 59 semi-structured interviews across all 26 mural-equipped ...
In rapidly expanding urban transit systems, subway murals are increasingly mobilized as visual governance, staging city narratives and shaping how commuter space is felt and read. Drawing on 59 semi-structured interviews across all 26 mural-equipped ...