PhD defence: Christian Wymann

In order to obtain the PhD degree Christian Wymann has submitted his PhD thesis: 

Tattooing - The Economic and Artistic Constitution of a Social Phenomenon 

Drawing on sociological systems theory and a variety of empirical material, the thesis investigates tattooing as a social phenomenon. It suggests that tattooing is constituted by both economic and artistic communication, while emerging in a special form of communication called parallax.The thesis shows that due to its special form tattooing has effects on how it is organized and described. While the study focuses on tattooing and related social phenomena, it also suggests that the chosen approach may be useful for the analysis of other phenomena. 

Supervisors:

Associate Professor Anders la Cour, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School

Professor Urs Stäheli, Hamburg University 

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Holger Højlund (Chair), Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School

Professor Dr. Michael Hutter, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Wirtschaftsuniversität (WU) Wien

Everyone is welcome to attend the defence, which will take place in English.The defence will be followed by a reception in the Gallery, Porcelænshaven.

The thesis is available from http://openarchive.cbs.dk/handle/10398/8365

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