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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Tattoos"”.
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Tattoos as Personal Narrative
This study explores the history of tattoos in the United States along with the role and significance of tattos today. The study's primary research question seeks to discover whether tattoos anchor an individual's personal narrative and help to solidify an individual's sense of self. The study …
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Skin-deep: The copyrightability of tattoos and addressing the ambiguity of South African Copyright Law on tattoos
“My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.” – Johnny Depp Would it ever occur to you that a third party could claim ownership of your skin? That could be the case with art that has been inked into your skin, namely a tattoo. Although copyright law is an established and codified field of …
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Skin-deep: The copyrightability of tattoos and addressing the ambiguity of South African Copyright Law on tattoos
“My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.” – Johnny Depp Would it ever occur to you that a third party could claim ownership of your skin? That could be the case with art that has been inked into your skin, namely a tattoo. Although copyright law is an established and codified field of …
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Ultrasound : an alternative solution for removing tattoos
The recent influx of tattoos has been accompanied by a rise in demand for tattoo removals. Due to the recent success of ultrasound as a noninvasive alternative for multiple medical therapies, the feasibility of ultrasound-mediated tattoo removals will be investigated in this thesis. During tattoo …
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Ink impressions: public perceptions of tattoos and criminality
… students regarding the relationship between tattoos and perceived criminality. In addition, this study examines whether religion plays a role in these perceptions and if participants view the media as a factor in making tattoos more acceptable within our society. Corollary questions address …
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Tattoos and the interaction process: managing a tattooed identity
<p>The practice of tattooing is something which has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Once something deemed worthy for only the lower-class echelons of society, tattooing is now practiced by those from a wide variety of classes, statuses, and demographic compositions. After providing a …
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Reclaiming Embodiment: An Existential-Phenomenological Exploration of Women’s Tattoos
… lived experiences of women who elected to get tattoos in the last five years. Due to historical and present discourses on female embodiment and persistent stigmas and pathologies often associated with tattoos, I sought to generate meaningful knowledge about the lived experiences of women who …
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Beyond the surface an investigation into the narrative aspects of tattoos
… focuses on unravelling the narrative behind tattoos and understanding their relationship to self-identification by means of in-depth research and data collection. A qualitative study, together with primary observation, were carried out in order to obtain personal opinions and narratives …
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The consumption of tattoos and tattooing : the body as permanent text
In this thesis, I investigate permanence through exploring tattoo consumption in terms of the social-historical context of being tattooed. The analysis is based on four years of data collection adopting a grounded theory approach. I present an analysis of how permanence occurs in terms of tattoo …
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A Study of Visible Tattoos in Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Education Programs
… perceptions of dental hygienists with visible tattoos as well as their satisfaction with current program tattoo polices. Methods: After IRB approval, a 14-item survey was administered online to 340 entry-level dental hygiene programs. Participants used a seven-point Likert type scale ranging …
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Tattoos and Risky Behaviors in Emerging Adults: Exploration for Possible Moderating Factors
… detect significant moderating effects between tattoos and risky behaviors for identity development and well-being constructs. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are explored.</p>
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TATTOO TAG: EXAMINING WHAT WOMEN HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THEIR TATTOOS IN YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Historically, women with tattoos have been fetishized in mainstream media and seen as more masculine, unprofessional, and deviant. I conducted a textual analysis of 42 YouTube videos with a minimum of 100,000 views from 2015 to 2020 uploaded by women who display and talk about their tattoos. Guided …
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Tattooed geographies: exploring tattoos and its relationship with breast cancer and emotional well-being
… with different forms of breast cancer related tattoos to understand and negotiate with their lived experiences. It also examined the different spaces and relations of care present within the practice of breast cancer related tattooing. Methodology wise, this research is guided by tenets of …
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The Living Works: Methods of Viewing Japanese Tattoos Through the Lens of the Kabuki Theater
This study examines the presence of tattoos in the Kabuki theater through depictions of tattooed actors on ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the Edo period (1615–1868) in Japan. Kabuki actors regularly wore tattoos on their skin to associate themselves with the characters that they played. These …
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21st Century Tattoo Identification and Information Sharing Thesis
… about tattoo identification, how they catalog tattoos, and the effectiveness of their technology to share information among departments about suspect’s tattoos. This research is unique because it evaluates whether or not tattoo identification procedures affect information sharing …
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Worn Lines: Healing Through the Marked Body
… appeal, my understanding of the importance of tattoos has deepened as I have examined how they have helped me reclaim my body from experiences of eating disorders and body dysmorphia. In a world that often objectifies and seeks to control women’s bodies, tattoos offer a means of reclaiming …
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Tattooed college students: an exploratory analysis
Tattooing is an ancient art. Tattoos have been used to worship gods, to show tribal membership, and to display wealth. However, in modern Western culture tattooing has been a devalued practice reserved for the those on the fringe of society. In the last twenty-five years, however, more mainstream …
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(Re)Writing Woman with "The Laugh of the Medusa" and AntiOedipus
… humanity. Consequently, this paper argues that tattoos are a form of l' écriture féminine (écriture féminine). This is problematized, however, because unlike poetry, the original écriture féminine, described by Cixous in her essay "The Laugh of Medusa", tattoos are not usually inscribed by the …
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Othered flesh : social-scientific and critical patial investigations into the tattooed ancient near eastern body as space and body in space
… analysed based on the individual who bears the tattoos, and the meaning, affect, and esteem that are imparted to that individual by virtue of his or her marks. This study shows that there is a distinction between honourable and shameful tattoos, and that the othering which occurs based on the …
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#GetInked: An Anthropological Exploration of Tattooing and Social Media
… while the second goal is to examine how tattoos are used to express or explore the differing facets of a person’s identity. Identity theory, social identity theory, semiotics, and the concepts of stigma and deviancy form the theoretical framework which allows one to understand the ways in …
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