Tattooing and the gender turn : labour, resistance and activism in a male-dominated industry

Since the 1990s, the West has seen a significant increase in women entering the tattoo industry as professional artists. Examining this kind of work through a sociological and feminist lens, Tattooing and the Gender Turn explores the experiences of women tattoo artists in what has historically been...

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Main Author Beckett, Emma (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesEmerald studies in popular culture and gender.
Subjects
Tattoo artists.
Tattooing > Social aspects.
Sex discrimination in employment.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781802623031
DOI10.1108/9781802623017
Physical Description1 online resource (152 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. From freak shows to feminism
  • Chapter 2. Gender, subcultures and tattooing: Bringing women to the front
  • Chapter 3. Being a sub-cultural professional
  • Chapter 4. Making 'woman' work
  • Chapter 5. Resisting, reframing and rethinking the tattoo industry
  • Chapter 6. Conclusion: Deconstructing binaries, exposing paradoxes.

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