{"product_id":"stories-on-skin-terry-baxter-9798216185482","title":"Stories on Skin: A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelping expand archival studies into impermanent media like body art, this book suggests that archiving must be considered a form of storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTattoos are not merely decorative; they contain deep meaning for individuals and communities. They document their wearers' personal histories and position in families or society, and they engage with a communal understanding of symbols. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique book makes the case that archivists who want to preserve as full a human story as possible must recognize the rich documentation provided by tattoos. It also argues, in a broader sense, that traditional archives are not representative of the ways human beings transmit information through time and that they must be augmented by other types of storytelling to provide a more complete record of our species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthors Baxter and Coyner touch on timely topics such as historical narratives, storytelling, cultural traditions, the body as a text, social control, and memorialization by considering tattoos as a personal and community archive. Discussing tattoos as a storytelling tool, the authors also challenge how history is kept and who gets included. \u003ci\u003eStories on Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is committed to the rights of communities to tell their stories in their own way and to the power that right brings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Baxter, Libby Coyner-Tsosie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798216185482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Terry Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46489411649791,"sku":"9798216185482","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac0d9007-c27f-48ff-aba1-bf08906ac67b.jpg?v=1736953478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-on-skin-terry-baxter-9798216185482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}