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Ink is the new black: An archetypal analysis of tattooed characters in film

Raible, Tyler J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1445342844

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2015, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Communication.
As we will see in this study, the use of tattoos in film has changed dramatically over the years. In Bradbury’s 1969 story, the tattoos are a source of embarrassment and regret. A little more than a couple decades later in 1991, the tattoo is shown as a way to indicate an evil character. But in 2011, the tattoo is just another layer of nuance added to already complex characters. The goal of this study is to understand the way in which film makers utilize tattoos in their work. While the positive and negative associations with tattooing still exist, cinema has shown that the perception of tattoos continues to grow as complex as the characters who wear them. With that in mind, the following analysis contains reviews and dissections of nine films over the last 20 years in order to deepen our understanding of the increasingly complex use of tattoos in cinema.
Stephen Depoe, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Eric Jenkins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Heather Zoller, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
139 p.
Speech Therapy
tattoos; movies; cinema; film; body modification; archetype

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  • Raible, T. J. (2015). Ink is the new black: An archetypal analysis of tattooed characters in film [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1445342844

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Raible, Tyler. Ink is the new black: An archetypal analysis of tattooed characters in film. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1445342844.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Raible, Tyler. "Ink is the new black: An archetypal analysis of tattooed characters in film." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1445342844

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