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Tattoos in American Visual Culture
Mindy Fenske
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Description for Tattoos in American Visual Culture
Paperback. In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book tells the story of the history of the tattooed body on display in the Unites States while demonstrating how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Num Pages: 213 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AF; JHM; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book shows how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Fenske suggests working within dominant discourse to represent and subvert oppressive gender and class evaluations.
In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book shows how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Fenske suggests working within dominant discourse to represent and subvert oppressive gender and class evaluations.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349369706
SKU
V9781349369706
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Ref
99-15
About Mindy Fenske
MINDY FENSKE is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of South Carolina, USA.
Reviews for Tattoos in American Visual Culture
"Accessible and wonderfully organised utilising a plethora of examples to demonstrate how the aesthetic perception of tattoos and the tattoo culture has shifted from deviance to social acceptance in the United States." - The Kelvingrove Review "Unique in its focused study of the image-object of tattoos, Tattoos in American Visual Culture masterfully analyzes a range of texts ... Read more