Introduction
In this series of podcasts, researcher and professor Dr. Chris Martin sits down with the editor of Ottawa’s Glue Magazine, Cameron Keighley to discuss the chapters of his new book for the Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics Series,The Social Semiotics of Tattoos: Skin and Self. These podcasts allow Chris to describe the ways in which sociology and social semiotics aid in the study of tattoo meanings, tattoo enthusiasts, and tattoo artists. Among other topics, listeners will follow discussions about symbolic interactionism, Goffman’s dramaturgy, liquid modernity, and multimodality.
Course Outline
Podcast one: Introduction
Podcast two: Tattoos and Tattooing in an Era of Liquid Modernity
Podcast three: The Art and Artist Behind your Tattoo
Podcast four: Tattoo Artists as Artists
Podcast Five: Permanence as Rebellion
Podcast six: Of Cultural Change and Gendered Bodies
Podcast seven: Art and Aesthetics in Tattoos
Podcast eight: Conclusion