Writing and Publications

Conference Papers

HFR TB 2023 by Kate

  • ‘Leaky Bodies, Gender Politics & Extreme Metal: An Exploration of Abortion and Infant Mortality as ‘Shock’ Value in Heavy Music’, Crossing Borders: Metal Music Scenes and Extremity, Liverpool John Moores University, 3rd October 2025.
  • Conference paper – ‘Cultivating Heavy Metal’s (In)Equality: Everyday Micro-Interactions, Gender Constructs, and Empirical Evidence’, ISMMS 7th Biennial International Conference, Seville, Spain, 3rd-6th June 2025.
  • Conference paper – ‘”End The Hierarchy, Kill The Boys Club”: How Quotas Can Improve In/Visible Representation in Heavy Metal Subculture’, Ultimate Outsider Genre: Metal, Diversity, Activism, University College London, 27th September 2024.
  • Conference paper – ‘Cultivating Subculture in Virtual Spaces: The Importance of Online Radio for Underground Metal’, Heavy Metal on the Airwaves Symposium, Liverpool John Moores University, 2nd February 2024.
  • Conference paper – ‘Engineering Equality: Augmenting the Dominant Voice to Represent Experiences of the Voiceless’, Talking Bodies, Institute of Gender Studies, University of Chester, 13th June 2023.
  • Conference paper – ‘Disrupting The Dominant Voice: (In)Visible Representation in Heavy Metal’, Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education faculty conference, University of Chester, 5th April 2023.
  • Introduction to Dr Victoria Bateman at the University of Chester’s Institute of Gender Studies 2023 Seminar Series, 8th March 2023.
  • Conference paper – ‘Engineering Equality: A Means to Increase Intersectional Representation Across Heavy Metal Music’ delivered at the Creative Futures showcase, Kingsway Campus, University of Chester, 19th January 2023.
  • Introduction to Dr Coco d’Hont at the University of Chester’s Institute of Gender Studies 2021 Seminar Series, 16th December 2021.

Academic Publications

  • [Forthcoming] – Holly F. Royle, ‘No Metal on a Dead Planet: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Environmental Activism in the Heavy Music Scene’, in What’s Left of Metal?, by David Birke and Mike Watson (Autumn 2026 via Revol Press).
  • [Forthcoming] – Elisabeth Lechner & Holly F. Royle (eds), Talking Bodies IV: Rage and Care Against the Machine (2026 via Bloomsbury).
  • Book review July 2022 – Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona: Incarnations and Contestations, Edited by Kirsti Niskanen, Michael J. Barany: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755458622000366?dgcid=author

Music Journalism

Writing/ Research Projects

  • Proofreader for Corinne Westbrook‘s The Hollow One (2026)
  • Research for David Pickering’s Biography: The Luck You Have is the Luck You Make (2022)

Other Publications

Below is an assorted example of my works which have been published in both print and digital form. Ranging from poetry to articles and content writing for marketing purposes.

I have written pieces for a variety of publications and organisations including:

  • The University of Chester Student News: Issue 1 2018/19, Issue 2 2019
  • The Brontë Society: ‘Wuthering Heights & Me’, 2018
  • University of Chester Student Futures Planner, 2018
  • The University of Chester Annual Review 2018
  • The University of Chester Alumni blog, 2018
  • Promotional material and online PR for the Louder Than Words Festival 2018

Wuthering Heights and Me (2)

[Wuthering Heights & Me, 2018]

Foxtrot magazines (2)

[Foxtrot Uniform 001 2017: ‘The Dream’ and ‘Artistic Flare’; 002 2018: ‘Our Species Greed’; 003 2018: ‘Defying The Path’]

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