David C. Lane is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Delaware. His monograph, The Other End of the Needle: Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers was recently released on Rutgers University Press. His research articles on tattoo work appear in Deviant Behavior and the Sociology Compass. He also has a forthcoming original research chapter in the Handbook of Social Organization titled, ‘Resistance and Resilience among Tattoo Workers’. Broadly, David’s research focuses on tattoo work and culture as a social process, labor and the changes to cultural production in capitalist systems, crime in relation to natural hazards, art theft, and constructionist approaches to social problems. He also serves as the Chair of the Body Art and Images area of the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association (https://mapaca.net/).

Currently, he is researching the relationship between acquiring a tattoo in relation to experiences of trauma. For more information about this study, or if you are interested in being a participant go to www.tattoostudyisu.com.

David can be found at [email protected].

Here are some links to sources discussed in this episode:

- David's book, The Other End of the Needle: Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-other-end-of-the-needle/9781978807471

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