Essays about: "tattoos"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word tattoos.

  1. 1. Drop Dead Gorg(on)eous : A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of the Contemporary Medusa Tattoo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Edling; [2024]
    Keywords : Art history; Medusa; Medusa tattoo; tattoos; TikTok; multimodality; écriture féminine; postfeminism; Konstvetenskap; Medusa; Medusatatuering; tatueringar; TikTok; multimodalitet; écriture féminine; postfeminism;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the contemporary ‘Medusa tattoo’ that gained traction on the social media platform TikTok in 2019 as a symbol of sexual assault survival, and which has since come to function as an instrument for digital feminist activism. The study aspires to provide a new, previously unexplored link to the long chain of academic research on the figure of Medusa by looking at the emergence, function, and potential of the Medusa tattoo. READ MORE

  3. 2. Objective assessment of drawer test in cruciate ligament rupture in dogs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ellinor Harlén; [2023]
    Keywords : cranial cruciate ligament rupture; CCLR; canine; dog; drawer test; diagnostics; motion analysis;

    Abstract : Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR) is one of the most common orthopaedic diagnosesin dogs. There are different methods to diagnose CCLR, but only a few can be considered as both noninvasive and objective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Experiences with restrictions: The impact of REACH regulations on tattoo artists

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Ludvig Bertilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Tattoos; REACH; European Union; Phenomenology; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : On January 4th, 2022, new restrictions under the Europe-wide REACH protocol on chemicals hit the tattooing industry when the content of inks came under regulation. This essay seeks to find out how this directly has impacted tattoo artists and their ability to work. READ MORE

  5. 4. Going ALL Ink : An anthropological phenomenology study of a moral self, individuality, and embodiment through the practice of tattoos

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Ludvig Ånséhn; [2021]
    Keywords : individuality; a moral self; the practice of tattoos; self-construction; habitus; embodiment;

    Abstract : Habitus is a type of order that explains how an individual becomes a member of a society or a culture and can be studied to learn about that society or culture. Daniel Miller is introducing a similar approach to order of individuals’ material relationships through which one can learn about meaningful representation of the individual subjects themselves. READ MORE

  6. 5. Chemical analysis of hazardous substances in permanent tattoo inks available on the market

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Anna Bevin; An Na Lay; Daniel Ullmark; Jessika Hagman; [2020]
    Keywords : Tattoo inks; tattoos; metals; pigments; skin; matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; mass spectrometry; allergens; dyes;

    Abstract : As permanent tattoos are becoming more popular and common, an increased number of allergic reactions to tattoos is reported. The purpose of this project was to analyze tattoo inks for hazardous substances, and whether they comply to current Swedish and European legislative requirements. READ MORE