Dr Francis Stewart

I did my Phd at Stirling, writing the first ever study of Straight Edge punk and its connections to categories or understandings of religion. Since then I have worked as a research fellow in Lincoln, focused on Implicit Religion. I was also a lecturer in Sociology and then a programme leader for Sociology during my time in Lincoln. I returned to Stirling in August 2023.

I welcome enquiries about doctoral studies in relation to: Sociology of Religion; Implicit Religion; Subcultural Studies; Punk Rock; Punk Pedagogies; Borderlands heritage in colonial and postcolonial contexts.

Sociology of religion; Subcultural studies; Sound studies; Implicit Religion; Heritage studies Punk subcultures; Punk in Northern Ireland; Punk in postcolonial contexts; Punk Pedagogies; Punk and marginalisation; punk, curation and narration. Heritage creation and narration in borderlands in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Social Theory; Social Enquiry; Sociology of Religion; Postcolonial Sociology; Encountering Power