Tattoos, desire and violence : marks of resistance in literature, film and television / Karin Beeler.
Beeler, Karin E. (Karin Elizabeth), 1963-
2006
PN56.T27 B44 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Tattoos, desire and violence : marks of resistance in literature, film and television / Karin Beeler.
Author
Beeler, Karin E. (Karin Elizabeth), 1963-
ISBN
0786423897 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2006.
Language
English
Description
ix, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
PN56.T27 B44 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
809/.93559
Summary
"This book explores the tattoo in the context of resistance and marginality, and draws attention to the important relationship between the visual and the narrative components of tattoo culture. Tattoos are examined in relation to Holocaust victims, slaves and colonized peoples, gangs and inmates, and other societies"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and filmography (p. 211-217) and index.
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Introduction : tattoos as narrative
1. Narratives of the self : tattoos, desire, memory and the flesh
2. Illustrating the feminine : women, desire, and resistance in tattoo narratives and culture
3. Crimes of passion : tattooed bodies as a site of struggle
4. Members only : tattoo stories of gangs and inmates
5. Scars of imprisonment and resistance : marks of the Holocaust, slavery and colonization
6. What's normal? : tattoos, dangerous freaks, dangerous desires
Conclusion.

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