Horizons of Punk: Punk-Rock Scholarship and its Methodologies [international conference]
A Collaboration Between Gustave Eiffel University (Laboratoire LISAA) and Punk Scholars Network UK & South Korea

When: Friday 9th June 2023, 09:30 – 21:00 (Opening events: Thursday 8th June, 16:00–20:00)
Where: Gustave Eiffel University, France

Organized by Sangheon Lee, Grace Healy, and Guillaume Dupetit
Scientific committee: Russ Bestley, Kevin Dahan, Mike Dines, and Martin Laliberté

What are the horizons of punk-rock? What are the horizons of punk-rock scholarship? How are these horizons defined, and how do they operate in punk music, culture, and scholarship? As they evolve through time, history, and geography, what commonalities and contradictions emerge?

Punk-rock is an established area of research in (Western) subcultural studies and has historically been interpreted at the intersection between socio-political resistance and popular culture. In recent years, interdisciplinary work has led to examinations of punk through various lenses: the Global Punk series, for example, focusses on the development of contemporary punk ‘scenes’, reflecting on punk origins, aesthetics, legacy, identity, and circulation. Critical interdisciplinary approaches have emerged within punk scholarship, drawing on sociology, cultural studies, musicology, and philosophy to broaden the horizons of punk. Moreover, tensions between academic studies and personal histories have led to an increasing scholarly interest in documenting local scenes and local subcultural histories. Despite these developments many questions remain on the boundaries of punk: Has punk scholarship formed its own methodologies? Has it established its own field? What relation does it have (or should it have) with the boundaries of pop/rock musicology in general? In what disciplines, and to what extent, can we extend our perspectives on punk? What ‘new’ methodological approaches can be envisioned from interdisciplinary work, and what ‘old’ perspectives can be revisioned?

Punk Scholars Network UK & South Korea and Laboratoire Littératures, Savoirs et Arts (LISAA, Gustave Eiffel University, France) will hold an international conference that explores, examines, and critically engages with the boundaries of punk scholarship from a range of methodological perspectives.

Program & other informations:
https://www.punkscholarsnetwork.com/paris-conference-2023