Punk Scholars Network Second Annual Conference & Postgraduate Symposium
Punk Now!!
Birmingham City University, 29-30th October 2015
The theme of this conference and symposium was Punk Now!! and panels were themed around a range of contemporary issues related to the subculture, including Brave New Worlds: European Punk Scenes – exploring recent and contemporary developments across the continent, More than Safety Pins and Spit: Punk Creativity – DIY and punk aesthetics, Oi Oi! There’s a Riot (Grrrl) Going On – local scenes and punk sub-genres, and Punk Attitude!: Internal/External Manifestations/Legacy – contemporary punk discourse, particularly in the age of new media and communications. Post-doctoral and academic panels situated punk subcultures historically and contemporaneously, with some reflections on what the future may bring: I Wanna Be Me!: Pedagogy and Punk Identity and Safe European Home?: Punk Scenes in Europe and Punk Past and Present.
Keynote speakers: Pete Dale and Alastair ‘Gords’ Gordon.
A parallel exhibition, Punk Rock!! So What?, was curated by Russ Bestley.
