Tattooing and the Gender Turn by Emma Beckett

Tattooing and the Gender Turn by Emma Beckett

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Drawing on interviews with women and queer tattoo artists from across the US, UK and Australia, this book explores their experiences in what has historically been a male-dominated industry to reveal how tattooing has undergone a ‘gender turn’ and a subsequent shift in gender relations.

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Tattooing and the Gender Turn by Emma Beckett

Drawing on interviews with women and queer tattoo artists from across the US, UK and Australia, this book explores their experiences in what has historically been a male-dominated industry to reveal how tattooing has undergone a 'gender turn' and a subsequent shift in gender relations.

Emma Beckett is Lecturer in Health and Social Care at New College, Swindon, UK, and an honorary research fellow in the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender at the University of Warwick, UK. Her research interests include Subcultures; Gendered and Emotional Labour and Gendered Capital, specifically within the service industries and traditionally ‘male’ dominated spaces; and the Sociology of Health. Emma is also interested in exploring ways in which feminist activism and feminist pedagogy can be successfully employed in the classroom.

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ISBN 13 9781802623024
ISBN 10 1802623027
Title Tattooing and the Gender Turn
Author Emma Beckett
Series Emerald Studies In Popular Culture And Gender
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Year published 2023-10-19
Number of pages 152
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.