[Commlist] Punk Scholars Network 2021

Punk Scholars Network Canada and Punk Scholars Network USA  2021 Virtual 
Conference
Sunday, December 5, 2021 (12:00 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST) via Zoom

Punk is a truly global phenomenon that manifests in myriad ways across 
many different scenes, musical styles, and political, cultural and 
social settings. As such, ‘punk’ is many things to many people and 
seldom remains static over a lifetime, with changes in connectivity and 
technology, economic and political globalization impacting punk for 
better and worse. The current Punk Scholars Network series Global Punk 
has attempted to capture the spread and variance of punk across the 
world (Bestley, Dines, Gordon & Guerra 2019, 2020; Bestley, Dines, 
Gordon, Grimes & Guerra 2021). Moreover, the journal Punk & Post-Punk 
seeks contributions from punk scholars in a variety of geographical 
locations and settings.

With these efforts, and others, serving as a starting point the Punk 
Scholars Network are seeking to hold a conference that explores, 
examines and critically engages with punk scholars around the globe. 
Taking punk seriously as a theme means considering the variety of 
experiences within local, national and international punk communities, 
and this conference takes place against the backdrop of the global 
COVID-19 pandemic, making it still uncertain which parts will be face-to 
face and which parts will be solely online.
In keeping with the PSN’s wide ranging academic reach, we are seeking 
contributions from a range of interdisciplinary areas, including, but 
not limited to: cultural studies, musicology, ethnography, art and 
design, humanities, communication, performing arts and the social 
sciences. Papers and panels could cover, but are not limited to, the 
following themes:

* Globalization of new media, communications, social networking, internet
* Ethnographic considerations of scene/space and borders
* In what ways do gender, ethnicity, race, sexuality, disability, class, 
religious beliefs and cultural norms shape punk?
* Music and the performer: creativity, authorship, identity, problems 
with definition, crossing musical boundaries.
* Reception: DIY culture, activism.
* Lifestyle: crust punk, squatter, vegetarianism, animal rights, 
straight edge etc., within different cultural contexts.
* The art of punk: record covers, concert flyers, fanzine design and 
associated graphic styles.

Submission Materials:
Submit a brief bio and a proposal (350 words maximum) by Friday, 
November 5, 2021. Submissions for presentations in English, French, and 
Spanish will be accepted. Scholars will be notified about acceptance by 
November 12.

Proposals by USA-based scholars, about US punk, or that will be 
presented in Spanish should be submitted to (punkscholarsusa /at/ gmail.com)
Proposals by Canada-based scholars, about Canadian punk, or that will be 
presented in French should be submitted to: 
(punkscholarsnetworkcanada /at/ gmail.com)

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