Punk & Post Punk

Editors: Philip Kiszely (P.Kiszely AT leeds.ac.uk) and Alex Ogg
(alex.ogg90 AT ntlworld.com)

Punk & Post-Punk is a new peer-reviewed journal from Intellect serving the international
academic, industry and journalistic communities engaged with punk and post-punk culture.
It explores the concepts of ‘alternative’ and ‘independent’ established during the punk
explosion and developed through the ensuing post-punk era. Punk remains among the most
significant and influential popular culture phenomena of the last forty years.
Complementing the journal’s historical focus, therefore, is a prominent contemporary
aspect. This considers how punk and post-punk’s ethos and aesthetic are absorbed into
the present and projected into the future.

Article submissions
We invite students of the punk and post-punk eras, as well as those from related
disciplines into which punk’s influence has fed – including researchers, teachers and
practitioners – to contribute to the first issue of Punk & Post-Punk. We welcome papers
exploring punk’s impact on the wider culture beyond music, including the arts, language,
iconography, sociology and gender and race
issues. We particularly encourage papers discussing regional and international
differentiation and contribution. Similarly, each issue will aim to feature at least one
paper in which relevant visual imagery will be a major component. Articles should be
between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length.

Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Etymology and Language
• Genre Definition and Development
• Antecedents and ‘proto-punk’ influences
• Methodologies and theories appropriate for research and study in this field
• Industrial structures and practices in relation to production
• Gender, class and race issues
• Comparative study between nations or regions, cultures and industries
• Associated cultural industries including fanzines and fashion
• Performance of Style
• Concepts of Independence
• Modernist and Post-Modernist influence
• Global impact and Inclusion
• Performance authenticity
• Archival Approaches

Potential contributors should send a 200-word abstract to co-editor Dr Philip Kiszely
(P.Kiszely AT leeds.ac.uk) at. A prompt response will assess
eligibility for inclusion and provide writer’s guidelines. The deadline for submitting
completed articles for peer-review is 31 December 2010.

Punk & Post-Punk will be officially launched at the University of Leeds in September
2011.

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