Tattoos and Popular Culture

Tattoos and Popular Culture
Author: Lee Barron
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839092173

The rise of tattoos into the mainstream has been a defining aspect of 21st century western culture. Tattoos and Popular Culture showcases how tattoos have been catapulted from 'deviant' and 'alternative' subculture, into a popular culture, becoming a potent signifier of 'difference' for the millennial generation.

Tattoo Culture

Tattoo Culture
Author: Lee Barron
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2017-05-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 178348828X

Tattoos are a highly visible social and cultural sight, from TV series that represent the lives of tattoo artists and their interactions with clients, to world-class sports stars and the social actors we meet on a daily basis who display visible tattoo designs. Whereas in the not-to-distant past tattoos were commonly culturally perceived to represent an outward sign of social non-conformity or even deviance, tattoos now increasingly transcend class, gender, and age boundaries and arguably are now more culturally acceptable than they have ever been. But why is this the case, and why do so many social actors elect to wear tattoos? Tattoo Culture explores these questions from historical, cultural and media perspectives, but also from the heart of the culture itself, from the dynamics of the tattoo studio, the work of the artist and the world of the tattoo convention, to the perspective of the social actors who bear designs to investigate the meanings which lie being the images. It critically examines the ways in which tattoos alter social actors’ sense of being and their relationship with time in the semiotic ways with which they communicate, to themselves or to the wider world, key elements of their bodily and personal identity and sense of being.

Body Piercing and Tattoos

Body Piercing and Tattoos
Author: J. D. Lloyd
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Tattoos have been steadily gaining popularity since World War II, and in the 1990s even the practice of body piercing became a mainstream fad. The selections in this volume explore the history of tattoos and body piercing, the reasons people practice body modification, and the controversial nature of these trends.

Customizing the Body

Customizing the Body
Author: Clinton Sanders
Publisher: Temple University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-08-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1592138896

Tattoos as art, work, decoration and defiance.

Tattoos and Popular Culture

Tattoos and Popular Culture
Author: Lee Barron
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1839092157

The rise of tattoos into the mainstream has been a defining aspect of 21st century western culture. Tattoos and Popular Culture showcases how tattoos have been catapulted from 'deviant' and 'alternative' subculture, into a popular culture, becoming a potent signifier of 'difference' for the millennial generation.

Geek Tattoo

Geek Tattoo
Author:
Publisher: Cernunnos
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-11-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9782374950747

The best of pop culture meets the world of the tattoo. 416 pages and more than 80 international tattoo artists. An unique collection for both fans of flesh art and pop culture. Pop culture is everywhere, even in the flesh ! This unique book presents the work of more than 80 famous tattoo artists specializing in film, TV series, animation, toys and music. An incredible international panorama to understand how Pikachu, Batman, and all others international pop culture characters have become contemporary icons.

Drawing with Great Needles

Drawing with Great Needles
Author: Aaron Deter-Wolf
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2013-11-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0292749120

For thousands of years, Native Americans used the physical act and visual language of tattooing to construct and reinforce the identity of individuals and their place within society and the cosmos. This book offers an examination into the antiquity, meaning, and significance of Native American tattooing in the Eastern Woodlands and Great Plains.--Publisher description.

The Guide to United States Popular Culture

The Guide to United States Popular Culture
Author: Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher: Popular Press
Total Pages: 1030
Release: 2001
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780879728212

"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index

Japanese Tattoos

Japanese Tattoos
Author: Brian Ashcraft
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 146291859X

Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos). Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid getting ink they don't understand or, worse, that they'll regret. This photo-heavy book will also trace the history of Japanese tattooing, putting the iconography and kanji symbols in their proper context so readers will be better informed as to what they mean and have a deeper understanding of irezumi. Tattoos featured will range from traditional tebori (hand-poked) and kanji tattoos to anime-inspired and modern works--as well as everything in between. For the first time, Japanese tattooing will be put together in a visually attractive, informative, and authoritative way. Along with the 350+ photos of tattoos, Japanese Tattoos will also feature interviews with Japanese tattoo artists on a variety of topics. What's more, there will be interviews with clients, who are typically overlooked in similar books, allowing them to discuss what their Japanese tattoos mean to them. Those who read this informative tattoo guide will be more knowledgeable about Japanese tattoos should they want to get inked or if they are simply interested in Japanese art and culture.

Bodies of Inscription

Bodies of Inscription
Author: Margo DeMello
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780822324676

An ethnography of the tattoo community, tracing the practice's transformation from a mostly male, working-class phenomenon to one adapted and propagated by a more middle-class movement in the period from the 1970s to the present.