The Punk Scholars Network is a not-for-profit organisation which relies entirely upon the support and goodwill of its members. If you would like to help towards the upkeep of the network please donate through our Punk Scholars Network GoFundMe page at https://gofund.me/9254fada. All donations are gratefully received.
History
Since its inception in 2012, the Punk Scholars Network has expanded its membership and activities through conferences, symposiums, publications, talks and exhibitions, whilst seeking to maintain its original aim as an international forum for scholarly debate. The Punk Scholars Network has also held a long-standing commitment towards the nurturing of research, not only in terms of post-doctoral output, but also through pedagogical and academic support for postgraduate and undergraduate research students whilst encouraging and supporting non-academics to pursue and develop their interests in punk scholarship.
PSN Mission Statement
The PSN is an academic platform that fosters a rigorous, scholarly approach to the study of punk and post-punk. With a global and academically diverse membership, the PSN encourages, and embraces, methodological approaches towards punk from a myriad of academic disciplines, including film studies, history, cultural studies, sociology, musicology, art and design and religious studies. Moreover, the PSN endeavours to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of academics, including those of any age, gender, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and ethnicity. Core to the values of the PSN, therefore, is the creation of an environment where anyone, from any background, can feel safe in presenting, discussing and disseminating their research in the areas of punk and post-punk.
What Do We Need the Money For?
The upkeep of the Punk Scholars Network website is currently £250 per annum. Last year, this was funded from pay-as-you can donations from the PSN Steering Committee and topped up by two generous benefactors. We feel that it would be unfair to ask those benefactors again.
Many years ago, the Network was lucky to receive £150 from a benefactor as a means to purchase and print an initial stock of t-shirts to sell as merchandise. We feel that it is time that that individual is recompensed.
All monies received - small or large - will be highly appreciated.
Up the punx!