Transforming Personal Death into Public Martyrdom

Abstract
 This article examines ways to analyze and understand the social cultural transformation that occurred after 2011 uprising in downtown Cairo. We argue for a sociological perspective using renewed version of concept “the sacred” analysis. Visual material – graffiti murals on walls Cairo is discussed relation process transforming death an individual into collective martyrdom. The role media, public rituals, celebrations events Tahrir Square also discussed. shows how sacralization follows recurring pattern which deaths transmigrate new collective, ritualized memories through use aesthetics media murals. Using different types field-based online material, this argues whereby can be understood more general level as constituent part existing contested societal order. emphasis processual view equally important. includes dialectical perspective, together with awareness spatiality, materiality, embodiment, essential understanding what happened 2011.