ABSTRACT
It is only relatively recently that it has become possible to speak of cultural studies as an established field of interest. There have, however, already been a number of attempts to review important publications and to indicate characteristic strengths of those working in the field (Turner 1990; McGuigan 1992). This process of self-monitoring, which can be seen as a way of establishing traditions, is of course polemical but it does give those working in the field a sense of collective identity, and give new recruits points of reference to make their interests more tangible.
