Dr Mike Stack

Mike gained a PhD in Psychosocial Studies from Birkbeck, University of London, where he taught on the BA in Psychosocial Studies and the MA/MSc in Gender and Sexuality. The modules that he taught there included: Love: An Introduction to Psychosocial Studies; Hate – On the Power of the Negative; Power; Sexuality; Urban Multicultures; Creative Archives; and Theorising Gender.

He has previously worked in administration within Higher Education.

Key expertise: Queer Theory and History, Gender Studies, Cultural Theory, Psychosocial Studies, Media Theory and History, Fandom and Participatory Culture

Mike is currently writing on the demographics of fandom. He is interested in both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as archival materials. He is aiming to explore scientific ideas about sexuality, how they circulate in culture, as well as delving into the Hall Carpenter Archives at LSE.

In the 2025/26 academic year, Mike will be teaching on: SO4D3 Culture and Society and SO110 Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology, and convene SO313 Material Culture and Everyday Life and SO248 Gender and Society.