Staff profile

My route to academia has been somewhat unconventional. I was a mature student who in the absence of exam qualifications at either ordinary or advanced level, found an opening through Mrs Thatcher's Access to Education and was funded through Local Authority Grants. 

Research Supervision

• Andrew Brower-Latz
• Rabb Barbara Borts
• Josh Furnal
• Caroline Henthorne
• Benjamin Kautzer
• Patricia Kelly
• Thomas Lynch
• Marika Rose
  
  

• My research interests revolve around 'trauma-studies'. I take both a theoretical approach with an interest in psychoanalysis, as well as a practical (ethnographic) interest in the cases of abuse within the Catholic Church.

Chapter in book

• Clerical Abuse
  
  Daly, M. E., & Pound, M. (2023). Clerical Abuse. In A. Harris (Ed.), The Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, Vol V: Recapturing the Apostolate of the Laity, 1914-2021 (pp. 308-333). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198844310.003.0016
• Post-Secular Political Theology
  
  Pound, M. (2019). Post-Secular Political Theology. In W. Cavanaugh & P. Scott (Eds.), Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Theology. Wiley.
• Rose contra Girard: Kenotic Comedy and Social Theory (Or, Žižek as a Reader of Rose)
  
  Pound, M. (2018). Rose contra Girard: Kenotic Comedy and Social Theory (Or, Žižek as a Reader of Rose). In J. Davis (Ed.), Misrecognitions : Gillian Rose and the task of political theology. (pp. 232-249). Cascade Books.
• By the Grace of Lacan
  
  Pound, M. (2014). By the Grace of Lacan. In C. Davis, M. Pound, & C. Crockett (Eds.), Theology after Lacan. (pp. 232-249). WIPF.
• Theology
  
  Pound, M. (2014). Theology. In R. Butler (Ed.), The Zizek dictionary. (pp. 246-249). Routledge.
• Eucharist is Drive
  
  Pound, M. (2012). Eucharist is Drive. In L. Isherwood & M. Zlomislic (Eds.), The poverty of radical orthodoxy. (pp. 213-235). Wipf and Stock Publishers.
• Postmodern Philosophy
  
  Pound, M. (2011). Postmodern Philosophy. In O. Crisp, G. D’Costa, M. Davies, & P. Hampson (Eds.), Theology and philosophy. (pp. 186-201). Bloomsbury T&T Clark.
• Lacan’s Return to Freud: A Case of Theological Ressourcement?
  
  Pound, M. (2011). Lacan’s Return to Freud: A Case of Theological Ressourcement?. In G. Flynn & P. Murray (Eds.), Ressourcement: A Movement for Renewal in Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology. (pp. 440-456). Oxford University Press.
• Lacan, Metaphysics, and Belief
  
  Pound, M. (2007). Lacan, Metaphysics, and Belief. In P. Chandler (Jr) & C. Cunningham (Eds.), Belief and Metaphysics (pp. 413-425). SCM.

Edited book

• Theology After Lacan
  
  Davis, C., Pound, M., & Crockett, C. (Eds.). (2015). Theology After Lacan. Wipf and Stock.

Journal Article

• The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: A global perspective
  
  Russell, D. H., Higgins, D. J., Harris, L., Rinaldi, A., Pound, M., & Zollner, H. (2024). The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: A global perspective. Child Abuse and Neglect, 153, Article 106801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106801
• Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion
  
  Baigent, A., Pound, M., Bruce, T., Bullivant, S., Harris, A., & Orsi, R. (2022). Lived Catholicism: A Roundtable Discussion. Ecclesial Practices, 9(1), 9-27. https://doi.org/10.1163/22144471-bja10033
• Baudrillard, Žižek, and the Seduction of Christ
  
  Pound, M. (2016). Baudrillard, Žižek, and the Seduction of Christ. International Journal of Zizek Studies, 10(1), 24-43.
• Political Theology and Comedy: Žižek through Rose Tinted Glasses
  
  Pound, M. (2015). Political Theology and Comedy: Žižek through Rose Tinted Glasses. Crisis and Critique, 2(1), 171-191.
• Comic Subjectivity: Žižek and Zupančič’s Spiritual Work of Art
  
  Pound, M. (2010). Comic Subjectivity: Žižek and Zupančič’s Spiritual Work of Art. International Journal of Zizek Studies, 4(4).
• Žižek, Milbank, and the Broken Middle
  
  Pound, M. (2010). Žižek, Milbank, and the Broken Middle. The International Journal of Žižek Studies, 4(4).
• Lacan and Girard: Sex and Non-Violence
  
  Pound, M. (2009). Lacan and Girard: Sex and Non-Violence. Psychoanalytische Perspectieven, 26(3-4), 287-302.
• The Assumption of Desire: Kierkegaard, Lacan, and the Trauma of the Eucharist
  
  Pound, M. (2008). The Assumption of Desire: Kierkegaard, Lacan, and the Trauma of the Eucharist. Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory, 9(1), 67-78.
• Eucharist and Trauma
  
  Pound, M. (2007). Eucharist and Trauma. New Blackfriars, 88(1014), 187-194.
• Kierkegaard, Lacan, and Repetition
  
  Pound, M. (2005). Kierkegaard, Lacan, and Repetition. Quodlibet, 7(2).
• Having a Good Time with Kierkegaard: McTaggart, Kierkegaard, and the Ethics of Time
  
  Pound, M. (2005). Having a Good Time with Kierkegaard: McTaggart, Kierkegaard, and the Ethics of Time. Philosophical Writings., 13-22.
• Towards a Lacanian Theology of Religion
  
  Pound, M. (2003). Towards a Lacanian Theology of Religion. New Blackfriars, 84(993), 510-520.
• Žižek contra Hyman
  
  Pound, M. (n.d.). Žižek contra Hyman. Syndicate Theology. Advance online publication.
• Indirect Analysis: Lacan, Kierkegaard, and Humour
  
  Pound, M. (n.d.). Indirect Analysis: Lacan, Kierkegaard, and Humour. The Letter, 30, 100-110.

Monograph

• Theology, Comedy, Politics
  
  Pound, M. (2019). Theology, Comedy, Politics. Fortress Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvcb5c2s
• Žižek: a (very) critical introduction
  
  Pound, M. (2008). Žižek: a (very) critical introduction. Eerdmans.
• Theology, Psychoanalysis and Trauma
  
  Pound, M. (2007). Theology, Psychoanalysis and Trauma. SCM.

Report

• Attitudes of Catholics in England and Wales to Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
  
  Ryan, G. A., & Pound, M. (2024). Attitudes of Catholics in England and Wales to Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church. Centre for Catholiuc Studies.
• The Cross of the Moment
  
  Jones, P., Pound, M., & Sexton, C. (2024). The Cross of the Moment. Porticus.