Table of Contents

Introduction - constructing cultural distinctions, Joanne Hollows and Mark Jancovich; mass culture theory and political economy, Joanne Hollows; auter criticism, Ken Page; genre criticism, Peter Hutchings; stars and performance, Paul MacDonald; historical poetics, Henry Jenkins; post-structuralism, Val Hill; feminism, Lisa Taylor; cultural studies, Andy Willis.

About the Author

Joanne Hollows is Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Nottingham Trent University Mark Jancovich is Reader and Director of the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham