David Wilkinson

David Wilkinson is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University, specializing in popular music, subcultural studies, and critical theory. His research examines countercultural legacies in Britain, particularly their relationship to political shifts, aesthetic strategies, and representations in literature/film.

Current research investigates connections between 1960s-1970s countercultures and contemporary issues including work/technology, climate crisis, mental health, urban policy, and national identity. This informs teaching on Cultures of Resistance and postgraduate Practices modules.

Publications include the monograph 'Post-Punk, Politics and Pleasure in Britain' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and ongoing work addressing countercultural memory in Brexit Britain. Research employs cultural materialism and integrates archival analysis with political economy.

He serves on editorial boards of Key Words: A Journal of Cultural Materialism and Punk & Post-Punk, and has curated exhibitions for Manchester Digital Music Archive. External engagements include public speaking for cultural institutions and journalism for Tribune/OpenDemocracy.

Current PhD supervision includes Luke Cartledge's project on labor organizing in the music industry. Administrative roles include Level 6 Stage Tutor and e-learning coordinator.