Tattoo histories: transcultural perspectives on the narratives, practices, and representations of tattooing

"Tattoo Histories is an edited volume which analyzes and discusses the relevance of tattooing in the socio-cultural construction of bodies, boundaries, and identities, among both individuals and groups. Its interdisciplinary approach facilitates historical as well as contemporary perspectives....

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Other Authors: Kloss, Sinah Theres (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Series:Routledge studies in cultural history
Routledge studies in cultural history 81
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Links:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429319228
Summary:"Tattoo Histories is an edited volume which analyzes and discusses the relevance of tattooing in the socio-cultural construction of bodies, boundaries, and identities, among both individuals and groups. Its interdisciplinary approach facilitates historical as well as contemporary perspectives. Rather than presenting a universal, essentialized history of tattooing, the volume's objective is to focus on the entangled and transcultural histories, narratives, and practices related to tattoos. Contributions stem from various fields, including Archaeology, Art History, Classics, History, Linguistics, Media and Literary Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, and Sociology. They advance the current endeavour on the part of tattoo scholars to challenge Eurocentric and North American biases prevalent in much of tattoo research, by including various analyses based in locations such as Malaysia, Israel, East Africa, and India. The thematic focus is on the transformative capacity of tattoos and tattooing, with regard to the social construction of bodies and subjectivity; the (re-)creation of social relationships through the definition of (non-)tattooed others; the formation and consolidation of group identities, traditions, and authenticity; and the conceptualization of art and its relevance to tattoo artist-tattooee relations"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2020)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 322 pages)
ISBN:9780429319228
0429319223
9781000707687
1000707687
9781000707984
1000707989
9781000707830
1000707830