A collection that brings together a reassessment of important cultural studies texts such as Hebdige's "Subculture" and Modleski's "Loving with a Vengeance" .

Martin Barker teaches cultural studies in the Humanities Department of Bristol Polytechnic. Anne Beezer teaches cultural studies in the Humanities Department of Bristol Polytechnic.

Introduction: What's in a text? 1 Ien Ang, Watching Dallas 2 Peter Bailey, Leisure and Class in Victorian England 3 Tony Bennett and Janet Woollacott, Bond and Beyond 4 Glasgow University Media Group, The Bad News Books 5 Stuart Hall, Policing the Crisis 6 Dick Hebdige, Subculture: The Meaning of Style 7 Tania Modleski, Loving with a Vengeance 8 David Morley, The Nationwide Studies 9 Janice Radway, Reading the Romance 10 Judith Williamson, Decoding Advertisements 11 Paul Willis, Learning to Labour