Marked Men: Masculinity, Mobility, and Convict Tattoos, 1919-1940

The article discusses the tattoos of inmates during the interwar period (1919-1940) that reflected their ideology, culture, common values, and masculinity. Also cited are the use of tattoos to reflect and identify collective inmate identity based on their shared life experiences, the politicization...

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Autor principal: Tepperman, Alex (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Social justice
Año: 2019, Volumen: 46, Número: 4, Páginas: 53-79
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Tätowierung
Gefangener
Körperschmuck
Männlichkeit
Gefängnis
Prison psychology
Masculine identity
Social science research
Tattooing
Body piercing
Masculinity
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Sumario:The article discusses the tattoos of inmates during the interwar period (1919-1940) that reflected their ideology, culture, common values, and masculinity. Also cited are the use of tattoos to reflect and identify collective inmate identity based on their shared life experiences, the politicization of prisoners, and the interconnection between the civil rights movement and mass imprisonment.
ISSN:2327-641X