Punk, Ageing and Time

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<p>Laura Way is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Roehampton, UK. She is currently engaged in research projects with young fathers and local Travellers, and ongoing research concerning marginalised identities and punk. Laura¿s monograph ¿ Punk, Gender and Ageing: Just Typical Girls (2020) ¿ was the first to focus solely on the experiences of older punk women. She is a qualified teacher in lifelong learning and an experienced qualitative researcher, particularly in the areas of creative and participatory methods, and collaborative, community-based work. Laura is an editor of Sociological Research Online and sits on the editorial board for Punk & Post-Punk journal. </p> Matt Grimes is Senior Lecturer in Music Industries and Radio at Birmingham City University, UK. Matt¿s doctorate explored ageing, identity and the ideological significance of anarchism in the life courses of ageing adherents of anarcho-punk. He is currently writing up this research for his forthcoming monograph with Palgrave Macmillan, <i>Ageing, Identity, Memory and British Anarcho-Punk: 'Life We Make'</i> (Palgrave Macmillan). He has published on the subjects of anarcho-punk, anarcho-punk `zines, punk pedagogy, popular music and spirituality, DIY/Underground music cultures/subcultures, counter-cultural movements, and radio for social change. He is the Punk Scholars Network¿s general secretary and associate editor for <i>Punk & Post-Punk</i> journal. Matt is also a lifelong supporter of Millwall FC.

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