About this episode
Anita has no tattoos but plenty of admiration for the art form that gives us new ways to experience our bodies. She talks with a heavily-tattooed scholar who's interrogated how society treats tattooed women; a queer, Jewish tattoo artist reclaiming body art; and an artist who's pushing back on the misconceptions of tattooing melanated skin. Meet the guests: - Beverly Thompson , professor in the sociology department at Siena College in New York, talk about how gender impacts the perception of tattooed bodies - Joey Ramona , a queer tattoo artist, shares how their Jewish heritage has influenced their tattoo journey - Oba Moori , owner of PUSH Tattoo Studio in Delaware, talks about tattooing melanated skin and the power of a great tattoo Read the transcript | Review the podcast Follow Embodied on Twitter and Instagram Leave us a message for an upcoming episode here ! Dig deeper… …into tattoo history: https://theconversation.com/tattoos-have-a-long-history-going-back-to-the-ancient-world-and-also-to-colonialism-165584 …into tattoos as body reclamation: https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2023/06/01/for-the-colonized-body-tattoos-are-reclamation