Homemade Tattoo: Simplification of Body Modification as Search for Authenticity – Mgr. Georgiy Chernyavsky
Mgr. Georgiy Chernyavsky
Master's thesis
Homemade Tattoo: Simplification of Body Modification as Search for Authenticity
Homemade Tattoo: Simplification of Body Modification as Search for Authenticity
Abstract:
Body modification and particularly tattooing practice had been accompanying human life for thousands of years, carrying spiritual and initiative function, being an identity signifier, serving as a manifestation of strive for individuality as well as group belonging. This thesis investigates the genre of homemade tattoo, trying to shed a light on its core ideas at the instrumental side, reveal the meanings …moreAbstract:
Body modification and particularly tattooing practice had been accompanying human life for thousands of years, carrying spiritual and initiative function, being an identity signifier, serving as a manifestation of strive for individuality as well as group belonging. This thesis investigates the genre of homemade tattoo, trying to shed a light on its core ideas at the instrumental side, reveal the meanings …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 25. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/ipgkq/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 16. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: Dr. Werner Binder
- Reader: M.A. Dominik Bartmanski, Ph.D.
Citation record
ISO 690-compliant citation record:
CHERNYAVSKY, Georgiy. \textit{Homemade Tattoo: Simplification of Body Modification as Search for Authenticity}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies. 2015. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/clohvq/.
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Institution archiving the thesis and making it accessible: Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studiíMasaryk University
Faculty of Social StudiesMaster programme / field:
Sociology / Cultural Sociology (Eng.)