[Commlist] CFP: Punk Scholars Network 7th International Conference and Post-Graduate Symposium 2020 (ONLINE)

*CFP: Punk Scholars Network 7th International Conference and 
Post-Graduate Symposium 2020 (ONLINE)*

**

*Theme: Global Punk *

*Date: 12^th – 19^th December*

*A virtual, online, global conference spanning eight days is being 
brought together by the Punk Scholars Network – be a part of it. *

Punk is a truly global phenomenon that manifests in myriad ways in 
different scenes, political regimes, cultural contexts and individual 
experiences. Punk is many things to many people and seldom remains 
static over a lifetime. Increased globalisation, changes in connectivity 
and technology, and shifts in both capitalism and populism have impacted 
punk for better and worse. International and intranational punk scenes 
and connections are growing and finding commonality and conflict through 
music, education, mutual aid, performance, political activism and human 
behaviours. The global Coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the 
differences people face accessing resources and how governments respond. 
How have, and how will, various local punk scenes respond to this 
crisis, and what does their response tell us about punk as a global 
phenomenon?

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, 2021). Gabriel Kuhn’s (2019) work on 
Straight Edge punk experiences has been based upon interviews with 
straight edge punks around the world, exploring different aspects of 
their experiences, attitudes, and activism. The journal /Punk & 
Post-Punk/ regularly features contributions from punk scholars in a 
variety of geographical locations and settings. With these efforts, and 
others, serving as a base we are seeking to hold an entirely virtual 
conference that explores, examines and critically engages with punk 
scholars around the globe. Each PSN region will be responsible for one 
day over an eight day period and will include some academic papers or 
panels responding to this call for papers.

Taking global punk seriously as a theme means considering the variety of 
experiences within local, national and international punk communities. 
This conference takes place against the backdrop of increased political 
authoritarianism and a noticeable rise in racial and religious 
intolerance across the world more generally, and under the guise of 
responses to the global pandemic more specifically. We must consider 
what impact these issues have – good and bad – on punk scenes and 
individuals. To do this together, we are asking to what extent is punk a 
helpful means or a hindrance in considering identity and ‘being’ within 
wider social problems, dynamics, and understandings?

In line with the broad view being taken on the theme of global punk and 
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, performing arts, and the social sciences. Papers and 
panels could be on the following themes, (list is by no means exhaustive):

  * Globalisation of new media, communications, social networking, internet
  * Ethnographic considerations of scene/space and borders
  * Political appropriation: re-definitions of ‘anarchism’, ‘ecology’
    and anti-authoritarianism
  * What role does exogenous and endogenous appropriation have in punk
    politics, resistance and allegiance around the world?
  * In what ways does gender, ethnicity, race, sexuality, disability,
    class, religious beliefs, and cultural norms shape punk around the
    world?
  * Notion of local/national/international ‘scene’, tribes,
    counterculture/subculture
  * Importation and exportation of punk as a commodity, statement,
    academic discourse
  * Music and the performer: creativity, authorship, identity, problems
    with definition, crossing musical boundaries.
  * Reception: DIY culture, activism.
  * Lifestyle: crustpunk, squatter, vegetarianism, animal rights,
    straight edge etc within different cultural contexts.
  * The art of punk: record covers and associated graphic styles.

Punk Scholars Network events and conferences usually mix the 
conventionally "scholarly" with the more informal or "organic" 
intellectualism which punks often display. We therefore invite proposals 
of a non-standard type, including films, performances, Q and As with 
punks or punk performers and other creative mediums. In other words, you 
are welcomed and wanted to be a part of this global conference so please 
don't worry if you've never set foot in a university.

It is intended that this will be an online conference spanning eight 
days, from December 12^th until December 19^th 2020 inclusive. Each 
region with a PSN affiliate is responsible for programming one day. The 
planned schedule is as follows:

Saturday 12^th December: *PSN* *France*

Sunday 13^th December:*PSN* *UK and rest of EU*

Monday 14th December: *PSN* *Australia/**Aotearoa (NZ)*
Tuesday 15th December: *PSN* *Indonesia*
Wednesday 16th December: *PSN* *USA*
Thursday 17th December: *PSN* *Iberia*​
Friday 18th December: *PSN* *EU and UK*
Saturday 19th December: *PSN* *Colombia*

The affiliates will put together a mixed programme for their day based 
on a mixture of submissions and connections with local punk scenes. If 
you wish to take part, please submit your proposal to the relevant 
affiliate, if there is not one in your immediate geographical region 
then please submit it to the affiliate that aligns with your time zone 
for ease of inclusion. Proposals should be 350 words maximum (or 
equivalent, 3 minutes if a video clip for example) and do not have to be 
in English, please feel that you can use the language of your region if 
you wish. Proposals should be submitted to the following affiliated 
branches of the Punk Scholars Network:

Australia and Aotearoa (NZ), proposals to (samantha.bennett /at/ anu.edu.au) 
<mailto:(samantha.bennett /at/ anu.edu.au)>

Colombia, proposals to (punkscholarsnetworkcolombia /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(punkscholarsnetworkcolombia /at/ gmail.com)>

UK and the rest of Europe, proposals to (psnconference2020 /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(psnconference2020 /at/ gmail.com)>(we can support 
proposals/presentations in French or German and will try to support 
other languages if we can)

Iberia, proposals to (punkscholarsnetworkiberia /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(punkscholarsnetworkiberia /at/ gmail.com)>

Indonesia, proposals to (psnindonesia15 /at/ gmail.com) 
<https://outlook.depaul.edu/owa/redir.aspx?REF=3lvCVPAjFcl6_37Yu9rtTAHhKcLK4KOLiEawQ8Thxg0LH4GpfxnYCAFtYWlsdG86cHNuaW5kb25lc2lhMTVAZ21haWwuY29t>

USA and Canada, proposals to (punkscholarsusa /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(punkscholarsusa /at/ gmail.com)>

Brazil, proposals to (joaobitt.cs /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(joaobitt.cs /at/ gmail.com)>

by 30^th September 2020 for consideration. Successful submissions will 
be notified by 15^th October 2020, all submissions will be responded to 
by 28^th October 2020.

Best wishes

Dr Matt Grimes FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Music Industries and Radio

Course Director BA (Hons) Music Industries
Birmingham School of Media
Birmingham City University
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