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Hijacking Banksy : using a contemporary art mystery to increase academic readership

Bengtsen, Peter LU orcid (2016) In Street Art & Urban Creativity Scientific Journal 2(1). p.60-66
Abstract
In this article I examine the methodological and ethical rigor of a geographic profiling study and resulting article, published in 2016 in "Journal of Spatial Science", which identifies by name a candidate for being the artist known as Banksy.

I demonstrate that the article is characterized by a number of methodological flaws which fundamentally undermine the researchers’ basis for determining Banksy’s identity.

On this background I argue that the researchers’ decision to include a specific name in the article is ethically problematic.
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street art, street art world, graffiti, Banksy, street art studies, research ethics, geographic profiling, criminology, gadekunst, art, art history, gatukonst
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Street Art & Urban Creativity Scientific Journal
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2
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1
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7 pages
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VisualCOM Scientific Publications
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2183-3869
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English
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yes
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22bb6799-0a42-4bee-ae37-202ed0883b4f
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https://www.academia.edu/27428691
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2016-08-03 10:57:11
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