Annotated Bibliography

Body Art and Tattoos

Chavez, A. (2006). Virgin of guadalupe tattoos: Embodied symbols and the construction of racial and
gendered identity among mexican american men. (Order No. 3219057, The Iliff School of
Theology and University of Denver). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 214-214 p. Retrieved
from http://search.proquest.com/docview/304919063?accountid=44858. (304919063).
In this article express the influence of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexicans men, who live in San
Antonio, Texas; to have a tattoo about her. They tattoo their self because they found a
maternal figure in her. These tattoos represent their Mexican heritage. In other hand, this
tattoos about La Virgen de Guadalupe at macro size represents the racial formation. And in the
micro size represent the social level and the symbolic interaction theory. In other hand, the
reason that these Mexican American men tattoo themself with this Catholic icon is the influence
that their dads have in them. The fanaticism about something, in this case, the religion
influence people to make thing s like mark their skin for the rest of their life.
Miranda, M. D. (2012). The chemical analysis of modern tattoo inks. (Order No. 3499305, City University
of New York). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, , 864. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/936472814?accountid=44858. (936472814)
In this article, the theme is the identification of pigment in tattoos. The name of this method is
vibrational spectroscopic, in which the analysis of modern organic pigments is found in tattoo.
In the field of forensic science, the recognition and identification of both inorganic and organic
pigments in human tissue can aid in the identification of charred, decomposed, mummified or
otherwise unidentifiable remains in criminal investigations and mass disasters. In the deposits,
the identification of tattoos helps to identify ancient culture. To scientifically evaluate tattoo
inks, the chemist start documenting the physical properties of the inks both macroscopically and
microscopically and by identifying the optical and chemical properties of the pigments
spectroscopically. This article is a very interesting.
Wenzel, S., Landthaler, M., & Bumler, W. (2009). Recurring mistakes in tattoo removal. Dermatology,
218(2), 164-7. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/275019427?accountid=44858
In this article, mention the procedure to remove tattoos from the skin. Dermatologist use to
remove tattoos from skin with a procedure that have the name means of selective
dermatologist uses means of selective photothermolysis, in some case, use it bad. Dont
dedicate the necessary time for the x rays in the skin or dedicate too much. photothermolysis.
The process of tattooing is a hard job, but remove it is more hard. In the article emphasize the
importance of think very well when you make a tattoo. Is important been sure the tattoo that
the person want and go to a good tattoo artist. Keeping it in mind you can mark your skin
without the head pain that means remove the tattoo.