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Christopher Partridge supervises 8 postgraduate research students. Some of the students have produced research profiles, these are listed below:

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Professor Christopher Partridge

Professor

Christopher Partridge

County South

Lancaster University

Bailrigg

Lancaster LA1 4YL

United Kingdom

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My office hours are Monday 2-4.

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Affiliations: Richardson Institute for Peace Studies

Research overview

Much of my work examines the contemporary social and cultural significance of ‘rejected knowledge’. I am particularly interested in what alternative spiritualities, belief in the paranormal, and countercultures. In recent years, I have sought to articulate a theory of ‘occulture’ in order to explain the persistence of such ideas in late-modern societies and the influence of popular culture the shaping of those ideas. Having studied both Religious Studies and Music, I am particularly interested in the significance of music in this respect, especially popular music. I co-edit the series Studies in Popular Music (Equinox) and Studies in Religion and Popular Music.

PhD supervision

I would be happy to supervise doctoral research in the following areas:

- Popular music and the sacred
- New religions and alternative spiritualities.
- Cultures of the paranormal.
- Countercultures

Research Interests

(1) My current principal area of interest lies at the interface of Popular Music Studies and Religious Studies. With Alyn Shipton, I edit the series Studies in Popular Music and, with Sara Cohen (Liverpool University), I edit the series Studies in Religion and Popular Music.

(2) Countercultures and subcultures in the West.

(3) The study of new religions, alternative spiritualities, and paranormal cultures.

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Publications & Outputs

  • Published

    Occulture is ordinary

    Partridge, C. 01/2013 Contemporary esotericism. Granholm, K. & Asprem, E. (eds.). Sheffield: Equinox Publishing, p. 113-133 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

  • Published

    Lost Horizon: H.P. Blavatsky’s Theosophical Orientalism

    Partridge, C. 2013 Handbook of the Theosophical Current. Hammer, O. & Rothstein, M. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 309-333 24 p. (Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

  • Published

    Popular Music, Affective Space, and Meaning

    Partridge, C. 2012 Religion, Media and Culture: A Reader. Lynch, G. & Mitchell, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 182-193 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

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