ABSTRACT
The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) at the University of Birmingham, launched in 1964, highlights contested issues of knowledge production in relation to the disciplines in modern universities. CCCS's initial report also suggested wider ambitions for the Centre that might be described as transdisciplinary as well as interdisciplinary, especially in seeking to develop connections with teachers and lecturers. During the 1970s, CCCS sharpened its interests in education, and especially under Richard Johnson it aimed to make distinctive and substantial contributions in Interdisciplinary area. Unpopular Education was a significant contribution to the educational debate that attracted wide attention but contained a number of flaws. CCCS had little involvement with the University of Birmingham's education department, despite its earlier aspirations to liaise with a broad educational community and even though it was physically based almost next door to the department on the university campus.
