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Taking Money for Tattoos: The Emergence of the Tattoo Industry as a Profession, 1880-1980

  • Wed 16 Oct 24

    12:00 - 13:00

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  • Event speaker

    Dr Matt Lodder, University of Essex

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars
    Centre for Work, Organisation and Society (CWOS) Research seminar series

  • Event organiser

    Essex Business School

  • Contact details

    Dr Dave Watson

The Centre for Work, Organisation and Society (CWOS) invite guest speaker Dr Matt Lodder from the Department of Art History and Theory at the University of Essex as he discuss his work on Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art.

Seminar summary

Matt will be giving a talk based on a new book to be published this year Tattoos: The Untold History of a Modern Art. The book focuses on tattoos as both art form and professional practice.

 

How to attend this seminar

This seminar will take place on Wednesday 16 October at 12pm.

We welcome you to join us online.

This seminar is free to attend with no need to register in advance.

 

Speaker bio

Matt Lodder

Dr Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, and Director of American Studies at the University of Essex, and one of the University of Essex' Public Voice Scholars. He teaches European, American and Japanese art, architecture, visual culture and theory from the late 19th century to the present, including modern and contemporary art post-1945, digital and "new media" art, and the intersections between art & politics.

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