Tattoos, Desire and Violence: Marks of Resistance in Literature, Film and Television

by Karin Beeler

Whether they graphically depict an individual's or a community's beliefs, express the defiance of authority, or brand marginalized groups, tattoos are a means of interpersonal communication that dates back thousands of years. Evidence of the tattoo's place in today's popular culture is all around--in advertisements, on the stereotypical outlaw character in films and television, in supermarket machines that dispense children's wash-away tattoos,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423897
• ISBN13: 9780786423897
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher