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Tattoos, Desire and Violence - Marks of Resistance in Literature, Film and Television (Paperback)
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Tattoos, Desire and Violence - Marks of Resistance in Literature, Film and Television (Paperback)
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Tattoos can tell personal stories through ink, drawn permanently on
skin. They can be graphic representations of beliefs within
communities, or can express an individual's defiance against
authority. The tattoo's history can be traced back to the fourth
millennium BC in Europe and 2000 BC in Egypt, and the current
interest in tattoos is evident in many ways: in advertisements, the
stereotypical ""outlaw biker"" character in films and television,
the availability of temporary tattoos for children and even the
production of a tattooed Barbie doll. Tattoos have become a
significant statement, a means of interpersonal communication
without words, across the globe. This text explores the tattoo as a
narrative concept throughout its six chapters. The work highlights
the tattoo in a different context, one of resistance and
marginality, and draws attention to the important relationship
between the visual and the narrative components of tattoo culture.
Tattoos and their use, effects and narratives on Holocaust victims,
slaves and colonized peoples, gangs and inmates and other societies
are discussed, as well as the tattoo narrative in pop culture, from
the prison drama ""Oz"" to the Maori films ""Utu"" and ""Once Were
Warriors"".
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