PhD Candidate, Centre for the Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture, University of Limerick, Ireland. PhD on Football Chantshttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3mplgpr3wac2uFootball chants are at the centre of a national controversy in France. My 3-Minute Thesis presentation explores why this "dirty," unstable singing is exactly what makes the collective powerful. Watch here 🎤⚽ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PjFjMBBjM #FootballChants01 Jul 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplgpr3wac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3mfp24y4yr22bMy entry “Chant de supporters” is now online in the Publictionnaire (CREM, Université de Lorraine): a short conceptual guide to football chanting as collective vocal practice. https://publictionnaire.huma-num.fr/notice/chant-de-supporters/ #FootballChants #SociologyOfMusic25 Feb 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp24y4yr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3m7nmo3abq226I have a new piece on @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social today. Drawing on my PhD on football chanting in France, I look at how Munster rugby’s carefully curated anthems interact with the more spontaneous, unruly sound cultures of French soccer fans. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1210/1547288-how-munster-rugby-and-french-soccer-fans-find-the-right-note/ #FootballChants #Munster10 Dec 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nmo3abq226https://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3m7435qu3222sI was invited on the PhD pULse podcast to talk about my doctoral research and my path from classical music to football chants 🎻➡️🏟️ Talking about music, supporterism, social justice ✊ 🎧 Episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PktUI4bAjcDoTMSf1XZo4 #FootballChants #FootballResearch #PhDLife03 Dec 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7435qu3222shttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3lrvhi22kdk2p📣 “On est là !” [We are here!] From stadium anthem to protest slogan — a chant that unites voices across stands and streets. 🇫🇷 New article (in French) on the collective and territorial power of #FootballChants in France. 📖 Mondes Sociaux → sms.hypotheses.org/52347 https://sms.hypotheses.org/5234718 Jun 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvhi22kdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3lndgwctzo22h💥 New book out! "Bath and Beyond" explores the sociabilities of Georgian assembly rooms — I’m thrilled to have contributed a chapter on French spa towns as musical spaces. 🎼 From Vichy to Évian, music shaped class, tourism, and diplomacy. Thank you @hillaryburlock.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndgwctzo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3lndg2wtatk2hI’ve got 3 minutes ⏱️ to convince you that football chants are serious business! 💥 Catch me at the #UL #3MT Grand Final with: 🎤 antiphony and transformative voices in French football chanting Thanks @unioflimerick.bsky.social! Deeply grateful to @drmartinjpower.bsky.social and Dr. Aileen Dillane 🙏 https://www.ul.ie/research/doctoral-college/news/finalists-for-2025-grand-final-of-3-minute-thesis-3mt-announced21 Apr 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndg2wtatk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3lbnbhpwv7k2dHonored to receive the Best Early Career Researcher presentation award from @footballcollective.bsky.social at the Football Conference 2024 after two inspiring days in Newcastle! This is a great encouragement for my ongoing research on football chanting 🙌⚽ #FootballResearch #FootballChants23 Nov 2024 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnbhpwv7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/philbonjour.bsky.social/post/3lbnbcnfhvk2iIt’s all about going the extra mile (or should I say, hitting the right notes)! 🎹⚽️😂 Glad it worked! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:kw2costsgwwvd6z3d5ctlcpt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbnbcnfhvk2i