Bodies of Inscription : A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Bodies and Social Orders -- 1. Finding Community: Shops, Conventions, Magazines, and Cyberspace -- 2. Cultural Roots: The History of Tattooing in the West -- 3. Appropriation and Transformation: The Origins of the Renaissance -- 4. Discourse and Differentiation: Media Representation and Tattoo Organizations -- 5. The Creation of Meaning I: The New Text -- 6. The Creation of Meaning II: The Tattoo Narratives -- Conclusion: The Future of a Movement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Tattooing-United States. Tattooing-United States-Social aspects.