Browsing by Subject "Tattoo"

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    The Cultural Influences that Provide the Impetus to Create Self-Identity Through Inscribing the Body
    (2010-07-19T15:34:22Z) Doran, Teri Lynn; Dobris, Catherine A.; White-Mills, Kim D.; Parrish-Sprowl, John
    Tattoos, a permanent body modification that has frequently been associated with deviance and lower class sub-cultures, have become increasingly popular in the United States since the early 1990’s. In my thesis I examine the shared worldviews of individuals who obtain tattoos by conducting an analysis of six internet communities that promote this sub-culture in order to understand how cultural influences provide the impetus to create self-identity through inscribing the body. I will argue that individuals who commit to a permanent tattoo may be motivated by the need to create self identity.
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    Lichenoid Reaction Pattern with Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia - A Rare Tattoo Reaction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
    (Karger, 2018-12-05) Broussard-Steinberg, Candace; Zemtsov, Alexander; Strausburg, Matthew; Zemtsov, Gregory; Warren, Simon; Dermatology, School of Medicine
    Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia is a benign histologic reaction pattern that in rare cases can occur shortly after a tattooing procedure. We describe a case of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia in two tattoos on the same patient 1 year after filling with the same batch of red ink.
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    Marks of a Neurotic
    (2013-05) Ferguson, Brittany; Setser, Meredith
    To know one’s self, the “real self”, without the distortion of an “idealized self” is quite a challenge in today’s society. Based on personal beliefs, social values, childhood experiences, and learned cultural values, individuals are forced to navigate through life abiding by certain stipulations while also being encouraged to be an individual. Do we really know and understand who we are? Can we truly be comfortable with who we are as individuals? How does this affect our ability to interact with others? As a visual artist, my work has become a public display of internal conflicts due to past experiences that result in emotional traumas to the personal psyche. This emotional build up has led me to develop a body of work that not only expresses me as an artist, but it becomes a therapeutic tool in my characteristic makeup.