Experts from five continents provide a thorough exploration of cultural studies, looking at different ideas, places and problems addressed by the field.Content: Chapter 1 What it is and what it isn't: Introducing...Cultural Studies (pages 1-19): Toby MillerChapter 2 Interdisciplinarity (pages 21-35): Mark Gibson and Alec McHoulChapter 3 Is there a Cultural Studies of Law? (pages 36-62): Rosemary CoombeChapter 4 The Renewal of the Cultural in Sociology (pages 63-78): Randy MartinChapter 5 Sociology, Cultural Studies, and Disciplinary Boundaries (pages 79-100): Frank WebsterChapter 6 Notes on the Traffic between Cultural Studies and Science and Technology Studies (pages 101-115): Marianne de LaetChapter 7 Political Economy within Cultural Studies (pages 116-138): Richard MaxwellChapter 8 Cultural Studies and Philosophy: An Intervention (pages 139-153): Douglas KellnerChapter 9 "X" never, ever marks the spot: Archaeology and Cultural Studies (pages 154-168): Silke MorgenrothChapter 10 The Unbalanced Reciprocity between Cultural Studies and Anthropology (pages 169-186): George E. MarcusChapter 11 Media Studies and Cultural Studies: A Symbiotic Convergence (pages 187-213): John Nguyet ErniChapter 12 Comparative Cultural Studies Traditions: Latin America and the US (pages 215-231): George YudiceChapter 13 Can Cultural Studies Speak Spanish? (pages 232-245): Jorge MariscalChapter 14 Australasia (pages 246-258): Graeme TurnerChapter 15 Peripheral Vision: Chinese Cultural Studies in Hong Kong (pages 259-274): Eric Kit?Wai MaChapter 16 Decentering the Centre: Cultural Studies in Britain and its Legacy (pages 275-297): Ben CarringtonChapter 17 European Cultural Studies (pages 298-314): Paul MooreChapter 18 Let's Get Serious: Notes on Teaching Youth Culture (pages 315-330): Justin LewisChapter 19 Looking Backwards and Forwards at Cultural Studies (pages 331-340): Paul SmithChapter 20 Close Encounters: Sport, Science, and Political Culture (pages 341-356): C. L. ColeChapter 21 Intellectuals, Culture, Policy: The Practical and the Critical (pages 357-374): Tony BennettChapter 22 Listening to the State: Culture, Power, and Cultural Policy in Colombia (pages 375-390): Ana Maria Ochoa GautierChapter 23 Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk (pages 391-406): Andrea FraserChapter 24 The Scandalous Fall of Feminism and the "First Black President" (pages 407-429): Melissa DeemChapter 25 Rap and Feng Shui: On Ass Politics, Cultural Studies, and the Timbaland Sound (pages 430-453): Jason KingChapter 26 Fashion (pages 454-470): Sarah BerryChapter 27 Cultural Studies and Race (pages 471-489): Robert StamChapter 28 Globalization and Culture (pages 490-509): Toby Miller and Geoffrey LawrenceChapter 29 "Cricket, with a Description": Nationalism, Cricket, and Diasporic Identities (pages 510-527): Suvendrini PereraChapter 30 Bibliographical Resources for Cultural Studies (pages 529-552): Toby Miller