This volume is split into seven thematic sections that are introduced by key academics working in the field of cultural studies, and includes a preface by eminent scholar, Stuart Hall. The thematic sections are:
Ann Gray is Reader in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Lincoln, Editor of the European Journal of Cultural Studies and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of British Cinema and Television. Her previous publications include Research Practice for Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Methods and Lived Cultures (2003), Studying Culture: An Introductory Reader (co-edited with Jim McGuigan, 1997) and Video Playtime: the Gendering of a Leisure Technology (1992)