The Decorated Body as Communication: Tattoos

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Tattoos and Communication Body modifications such as tattooing, have been around for millennia, and their presence has flourished and declined throughout time depending on the current thinking of the period. Recent increases in body modifications in contemporary western society continue to stimulate interest and debate. Tattoos and other forms of body art have become more pervasive in the last couple of decades with a rise in middleclass, mainstream …

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