Professor Christopher Partridge
ProfessorResearch Overview
Christopher Partridge's research focuses on cultural history and theory. He is particularly interested in drug cultures, popular music, countercultures, and Western occult thought. He established and now co-edits the series Studies in Religion and Popular Music (Bloomsbury) and co-edits Studies in Popular Music (Equinox).
PhD Supervision Interests
Religion, culture, and psychoactive substances
2024
Chapter (peer-reviewed)
A Politics of Ecstasy: A Foucauldian Approach to Psychoactive Substances
Partridge, C. 15/10/2024 In: The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoactive Drug Use. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan p. 587-607. 21 p.Living in Babylon: Racism, Sound Systems, and 'The Heroic Generation.'
Partridge, C. 8/10/2024 In: Denzil Forrester. Kansas City : Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art p. 12-23. 12 p.
Book
Cannabis, Sacred and Profane
Partridge, C. 19/09/2024 London : Bloomsbury. 368 p. ISBN: 9781350115880, 9781350115897. Electronic ISBN: 9781350115903, 9781350115910.
Understanding Popular Music and Religion
01/09/2011 → 31/08/2012
Research
- Richardson Institute for Peace Studies