26 Feb 2023

John Miller: The Philosophy of Tattoos

From Sunday Morning, 10:06 am on 26 February 2023

Once to many, the ultimate symbol of deviance and defiance, tattoos are now much more firmly in the mainstream.

 

Dr John Miller is a Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of Sheffield. His book The Philosophy Of Tattoos is a broad and very personal exploration of tattooing from around the world as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity.

 

PRODUCTION - 29 November 2021, Hamburg: Tattoo artist Sebastian Makowski works in his tattoo studio "Älteste Tätowierstube in Deutschland" in the St. Pauli district. In January, a ban on colorful tattoo inks comes into force in the EU. (to dpa-Korr "Only doom and gloom? EU regulation threatens colorful tattoo colors") Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa (Photo by MARCUS BRANDT / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Photo: MARCUS BRANDT