Hot Topics celebrates Body Art this summer. Read up on tattoos, scarification, piercing, body modification and the cultures and history of decorating the body. From the ancient Indian, African, and Middle Eastern arts of henna painting to the modern cultures of punk, goth and teen, from tribal practices to urban tribes, read up on the variety, meaning, artistry, and politics of body art.
Anderson, Mark. Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital. ML3534.3 A53 2003
Art of Tattooing. VHS GT2345 A782x 2001
Body Art. DVD GT2345 B639x 2001
Caplan, Jane. Written on the Body: The Tattoo in European and American History. GT2345 W74 2000
DeMello, Margo. Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community. GT2346 U6 D45 2000
Gay, Kathlyn. Body Marks: Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification. GN419.5 G39 2002
Gilbert, Steve. Tattoo History: A Sourcebook. GN419.3 G56 2000
Groning, Karl. Decorated Skin: A World Survey of Body Art. GT2343 G7713 2002
Hodkinson, Paul. Goth: Identity, Style, and Subculture. HQ796 H62 2002
Koda, Harold. Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed. GT503 K63 2001
Leland, John. Hip: The History. E169.1 L527x 2004
Miller, Jean Chris. The Body Art Book: A Complete, Illustrated Guide to Tattoos, Piercing, and Other Body Modifications. GT2345 M55 1997
Noble: Marty. Mehndi Designs: Traditional Henna Body Art. GT2343 N63 2004
Pitts, Victoria. In the Flesh: The Cultural Politics of Body Modification. GN419.15 P57 2003
Riordan, Teresa. Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that have made us Beautiful. GT499 R56 2004
Roome, Loretta. Mehndi: The Timeless Art of Henna Painting. GT2343 R66 1998
Simon, Diane. Hair: Public, Political, Extremely Personal. GT2295 U5 S56 2000
Sims, Michael. Adam’s Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form. GT495 S57 2003
Van Dinter, Maarten Hesselt. The World of Tattooing: An Illustrated History. GT2345 D56 2005
Williams, Tennessee. The Rose Tattoo. PS3545 I5365 R6
Wojcik, Daniel. Punk and Neo-tribal Body Art. GT495 W65 1995