Friday, April 27, 2012
Tattoo: Update #2
I am almost finished with my final paper but, sadly, it won't be finished until sometime this weekend due to the amount of work and papers I have to complete. So I'll just get into the current update of my project:
(I hope you don't mind my copying and minor modifying of the previous post):
I first start out by discussing the different influences of tattoos - wabori (Japanese) and youbori (Western). Within the wabori section, I broke it down irezumi, munawari, and kishobori. I also included a paragraph on how the traditional tattoo master inserts the ink. I then moved onto the youbori tattoos. After I described all those, I briefly mentioned the thoughts of Japanese people according to a study I had found conducted in Canada. I did take notice of how it's not completely accurate because it was conducted with few people. After that, I had talked about the history of tattoos in Japanese culture. Next, I talked about the different tattooed people - which I had divided into three groups. Those groups are Ainu people, yakuza, and non-yakuza people. In the non-yakuza people category, I included everyday people, celebrities, and perhaps the tattoo master themselves. Within the categories, I discussed the thoughts of the tattooed people and those those around based off the interviews and articles I had read.
I still have to write about the symbolism of the tattoos themselves - so the meaning behind the background print, the character they chose, and the detailing (such as flowers). Would this be more appropriate in the first section where I discuss the different tattoo styles or after the people? I am also thinking about including videos but keeping it short and figuring out which would be the most beneficial.
Thank you for taking your time to read this. I truly appreciate any and all input. ^_^
Friday, April 20, 2012
Tattoos: the Update
As I have been working on my project thus so far, I'm about 2,000 out of the 2,400 to 3,000 words in. Here is my progress as of now:
I first start out by discussing the different types of tattoos - wabori (Japanese) and youbori (Western). Within the wabori section, I broke it down irezumi, munawari, and kishobori. After I described all those, I briefly mentioned the thoughts of Japanese people according to a study I had found conducted in Canada. I did take notice of how it's not completely accurate because it was conducted with few people. After that, I had talked about the history of tattoos in Japanese culture. Next, I talked about the different tattooed people - which I had divided into three groups. Those groups are Ainu people, yakuza, and "ordinary" people. In the "ordinary" people category, I am including everyday people, celebrities... basically anyone who is not an Ainu or yakuza. I have not completed writing the yakuza or "ordinary" people categories yet. From there, I am planning to write about how the tattooed people feel about tattoos in Canada and in Japan.
This is what I have planning and have been doing. One thing that I am curious about is if I should recall the "ordinary" people to "non-yakuza?"
Here are my sources as of now (I will be including more or fixing some of the sources):
Donald Richie, "The Japanese Tattoo"
Meiko Yamada, “Meaning of Tattoos in the Context of Identity-Construction: A Study of Japanese Students in Canada”
Meiko Yamada, “Japanese Tattooing from the Past to the Present” http://www.tattoos.com/mieko.htm (2000)
http://www.ehow.com/info_10043392_tebori-tattoo-technique.html
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/31/lip-tattooing-is-the-latest-fad/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jun/27/books.japan
http://inventorspot.com/articles/art_yakuza_japans_tattooed_men_w_6920
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattooing_among_japans_ainu.htm
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_museum/chinese_japanese_tattoos.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20110315zg.html
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Daisetsuzan
http://kotaku.com/5488997/in-japan-getting-a-tattoo-means-you-can-never-go-home
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fs20080826a3.html
I have plenty of pictures to examine or that goes along with the text. As for videos, I am still examining a few videos (such as the one in the previous post).
Just a preview of what's to come...
Please let me know what you think. ^^
I first start out by discussing the different types of tattoos - wabori (Japanese) and youbori (Western). Within the wabori section, I broke it down irezumi, munawari, and kishobori. After I described all those, I briefly mentioned the thoughts of Japanese people according to a study I had found conducted in Canada. I did take notice of how it's not completely accurate because it was conducted with few people. After that, I had talked about the history of tattoos in Japanese culture. Next, I talked about the different tattooed people - which I had divided into three groups. Those groups are Ainu people, yakuza, and "ordinary" people. In the "ordinary" people category, I am including everyday people, celebrities... basically anyone who is not an Ainu or yakuza. I have not completed writing the yakuza or "ordinary" people categories yet. From there, I am planning to write about how the tattooed people feel about tattoos in Canada and in Japan.
This is what I have planning and have been doing. One thing that I am curious about is if I should recall the "ordinary" people to "non-yakuza?"
Here are my sources as of now (I will be including more or fixing some of the sources):
Donald Richie, "The Japanese Tattoo"
Meiko Yamada, “Meaning of Tattoos in the Context of Identity-Construction: A Study of Japanese Students in Canada”
Meiko Yamada, “Japanese Tattooing from the Past to the Present” http://www.tattoos.com/mieko.htm (2000)
http://www.ehow.com/info_10043392_tebori-tattoo-technique.html
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/31/lip-tattooing-is-the-latest-fad/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jun/27/books.japan
http://inventorspot.com/articles/art_yakuza_japans_tattooed_men_w_6920
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattooing_among_japans_ainu.htm
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_museum/chinese_japanese_tattoos.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20110315zg.html
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Daisetsuzan
http://kotaku.com/5488997/in-japan-getting-a-tattoo-means-you-can-never-go-home
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fs20080826a3.html
I have plenty of pictures to examine or that goes along with the text. As for videos, I am still examining a few videos (such as the one in the previous post).
Just a preview of what's to come...
Please let me know what you think. ^^
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Move Aside LA Ink, Japan is Taking Over
Okay, so maybe taking over isn't the exact phrase to use. However, the Japanese do have a huge influence in the world of tattoos, yes, tattoos. (And you only thought Japan was cute, right?) My project is focusing on tattoos in Japanese society. I will be looking at the history of tattoos in Japan, how they changed society, how people react to tattoo. Some people that I will focus on would be the Ainu people, the yakuza, and average people.
Oh look here, a video... let's watch!
That was just to give you a tiny idea of what you'll have to look forward to hearing. The reason why I chose this project was my interest in body modification (and with Mizenko's help of thinking of different ideas that we wouldn't discuss in great detail during class).
One thing that I feel uncertain about is the lack of articles that Google Scholar would give me the full version of. So far, most of the articles that seem to have detailed information are only available in the abstract form.
(I appreciated any advice that you could offer me that could improve or take my research on a different path. Thank you ^_^)
Here are some links to websites that I think I will be looking at:
http://www.tattoos.com/mieko.htm
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_museum/chinese_japanese_tattoos.html
http://inventorspot.com/articles/art_yakuza_japans_tattooed_men_w_6920
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/gang/yakuza/1.html
http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/09/todays_pic_traditional_japanes/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ng-investigates/crime-lords-of-tokyo-facts/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ng-investigates/crime-lords-of-tokyo-pictures/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/shows/ng-investigates/ngc-marked-for-life/
Oh look here, a video... let's watch!
That was just to give you a tiny idea of what you'll have to look forward to hearing. The reason why I chose this project was my interest in body modification (and with Mizenko's help of thinking of different ideas that we wouldn't discuss in great detail during class).
One thing that I feel uncertain about is the lack of articles that Google Scholar would give me the full version of. So far, most of the articles that seem to have detailed information are only available in the abstract form.
(I appreciated any advice that you could offer me that could improve or take my research on a different path. Thank you ^_^)
Here are some links to websites that I think I will be looking at:
http://www.tattoos.com/mieko.htm
http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo_museum/chinese_japanese_tattoos.html
http://inventorspot.com/articles/art_yakuza_japans_tattooed_men_w_6920
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/gangsters_outlaws/gang/yakuza/1.html
http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2010/04/09/todays_pic_traditional_japanes/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ng-investigates/crime-lords-of-tokyo-facts/
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ng-investigates/crime-lords-of-tokyo-pictures/
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/shows/ng-investigates/ngc-marked-for-life/
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