Kia ora!
My name is Karen Fagan and welcome to this website. I am a current PhD student with the University of Queensland and my research aims to explore the meanings that people give to their tattoos. In particular, I am interested in what people are saying about their social identity and belonging through their tattoos. Non-traditional tattoos are the focus of this project (e.g. not ‘tā moko’). I plan to interview people with tattoos during 2020-2021. If you have tattoos, and are interested in finding out more, just click the 'Taking Part' button below.
I am being supported in my PhD research by a scholarship funded jointly by Commonwealth Government of Australia and the University of Queensland.
I am being supported in my PhD research by a scholarship funded jointly by Commonwealth Government of Australia and the University of Queensland.


