ASAM 077B PZ -Tattoos: Aesthetics, Cultures, and Pasts in the United States

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Description: Survey course examines cultural interpretations of tattooing in the United States from the 19th century to the present. Addresses issues such as US racial formation, settler colonialism, nation-building, war, and American empire. Particular focus on the intersections of aesthetics and ideology as they pertain to cultural identity, group membership, abjection, and deviance within racialized, classed, and gendered social environments.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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This course information is from the 2023-2024 Pitzer Catalog. View this catalog.
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