Recorded March 22, 2012 in Mayser Gymnasium.
Watch a 2-minute highlights video from this event.
Kyle Cassidy is a Philadelphia-based photographer specializing in visual ethnographies. His book Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Home (2007) received critical acclaim. Cassidy spoke about his most recent project, War Paint: Tattoo Culture and the Armed Forces (2012). Sociology major Ann Leffel ‘13 also comments on “Campus Ink: Body Art in Our Community,” a collaboration with a group of photography students which documented F&M tattoos and the narratives behind their creation. Sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies Program and The Phillips Museum.
Great video, love that people are getting tattoos out there, hopefully they will be much more widely accepted in a short time.