THE SOCIAL SEMIOTICS OF TATTOOS

Why do people put indelible marks on their bodies in an era characterized by constant cultural change? How do tattoos as semiotic re sources convey meaning? What goes on behind the scenes in a tattoo studio? How do people negotiate the informal career of tattoo art ist? The Social Semiotics of Tattoos is a study of tattoos and tattooing at a time when the practice is more artistic, culturally re levant, and common than ever before.By discussing shifts within the practices of tattooing over the past several decades, Martin chr onicles ...[Read more]