Tattoos in Crime and Detective Narratives: Marking and Remarking

The book Tattoos in Crime and Detective Narratives explores the representations of tattoos and tattooing in literature, television, and film from two periods of the tattoo renaissance (1851-1914 and c1955 to present). It examines how tattoos act as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in complex ways, incorporating critical perspectives of posthumanism, spatiality, postcolonialism, embodiment, and gender studies. The collection has a broad appeal to literature and media scholars, particularly those interested in crime and detective narratives and skin studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2019
Publisher: Manchester University Press

Tattoos in crime and detective narratives delve into the representations of tattoos and tattooing in literature, television, and film across two periods: the tattoo renaissance (1851-1914) and the contemporary era (1955 to the present). This book offers a unique contribution to our understanding of the crime and detective genre, exploring how tattoos function as a mimetic device that marks and remarks these narratives in intricate ways. By focusing on tattooing as a bodily narrative, the book incorporates critical perspectives from posthumanism, spatiality, postcolonialism, embodiment, and gender studies. The collected essays examine the first tattoo renaissance, the resurgence of tattoos in contemporary culture through literature, children's literature, film, and television. This comprehensive collection appeals to scholars of literature and media, particularly those with interests in crime and detective narratives, as well as skin studies.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526128676