Keywords: Tattoo Narratives, Grief, Multi-species Families, More-than-human Kinship
Overview
This project began as my MA Dissertation (Anthrozoology, University of Exeter, 2018) on animal-themed tattoo narratives. The findings were subsequently written up and published as two papers in Anthrozoös (Hill 2020, 2021). Hill (2020) explored tattoos dedicated to individual companion animals under the framework of multispecies kinship and continuing bonds as griefwork. I have since maintained an interest in multi-species families, companion animals as kin, and tattoos as a form continuing bonds.
Peer-reviewed publications
K. Hill (2020). Tattoo narratives: Insights into multispecies kinship and griefwork. Anthrozoös, 33(6), 709-726. DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2020.1824652
(If you do not have institutional access, please contact me for a pdf copy!)
See here for a full list of my publications.
Blogs & essays
K. Hill (2020, 10 October). Furever Tattoos: An Expression of the Lasting Bonds We Form With Companion Animals. International Society of Anthrozoology (ISAZ) Student Blog. Read here.
Presentations
K.Hill (2021, 8 September). Furever Tattoos and Maintaining an Absence Presence. British Animal Studies Network (BASN) ‘LOSS’. University of Birmingham, UK (Online). Programme here. Watch the presentation below:
K. Hill (2019, 3 July). Animal-themed Tattoo Narratives: Insights into ontological perspectives and multispecies families. International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) 2019: Animals in the Public Eye: Interactions and Perceptions of Animals. Orlando, USA. Programme here.
Podcasts
In this episode of The Anthrozoology Podcast we discussed Animal-Themed Tattoo Narratives (Ep. 17):
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