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Tattoos in crime and detective narratives

By Kate Watson

Tattoos in crime and detective narratives Media & Communication

Tattoos in crime and detective narratives

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Tattoos in crime and detective narratives examines representations of the tattoo and tattooing in literature, television and film, from two periods of tattoo renaissance (1851-1914, and c1955 to present). It makes an original contribution to understandings of crime and detective genre and the ways in which tattoos act as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in complex ways. With a focus on tattooing as a bodily narrative, the book incorporates the critical perspectives of posthumanism, spatiality, postcolonialism, embodiment and gender studies. The grouped essays examine the first tattoo renaissance, the rebirth of the tattoo in contemporary culture through literature, children's literature, film and television. The collection has a broad appeal, and will be of interest to all literature and media scholars, but in particular those with an interest in crime and detective narratives and skin studies.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2025-02-25
Publication Date:
2025-02-25
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1526182629
ISBN13:
9781526182623
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
465 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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