Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community
From Library Journal
DeMello (formerly with Univ. of California, Davis) presents an anthropological study of tattooing and tattoo communities in North America. Both a researcher and a “tattooed person” who is married to a tattooist–both “insider and outsider,” that is–she describes the rigid hierarchies within tattoo communities (how tattooists jealously guard secrets from outsiders and newcomers) and engages in a broader analysis of tattoos as socioeconomic indicators. She looks (more…)
Originally posted 2009-06-13 20:33:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter
















