{"title":"Terry Baxter","description":"Terry Baxter (he\/him) has been an archivist for almost 40 years, the last 25 with the Multnomah County (OR) Archives, USA. Libby Coyner-Tsosie (she\/they) is the University Archivist at UMass Amherst in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, USA.","products":[{"product_id":"stories-on-skin-a-librarians-guide-to-tattoos-as-personal-archives-paperback","title":"Stories on Skin: A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376636100831,"sku":"9781440877643","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/W8czITpsoN9781440877643.webp?v=1789218221"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/terry-baxter.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}