{"product_id":"9781440877643","title":"Stories on Skin A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStories on Skin\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTerry Baxter | Libby Coyner-Tsosie\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Library \u0026amp; Information Science \/ Archives \u0026amp; Special Libraries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelps expand archival studies into impermanent media like body art, suggesting that archiving must be considered a form of storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e (he\/him) has been an archivist for almost 40 years, the last 25 with the Multnomah County (OR) Archives, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibby Coyner-Tsosie\u003c\/b\u003e (she\/they) is the University Archivist at UMass Amherst in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Libraries Unlimited\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781440877643\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936334020748,"sku":"9781440877643","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6c22dc65-02c1-4c5b-afe7-add8e7c2fd84.jpg?v=1786018125","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781440877643","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}