As recently as the early 1990s, people wondered what was the future of cultural
studies in the United States and what effects its increasing
internationalization might have. What type of projects would cultural studies
inspire people to undertake? Would established disciplines welcome its presence
and adapt their practices accordingly? "Disciplinarity and Dissent in Cultural
Studies" answers such questions.
It is now clear that, while striking and innovative work is underway in many
different fields, most disciplinary organizations and structures have been very
resistant to cultural studies. Meanwhile, cultural studies has been subjected to
repeated attacks by conservative journalists and commentators in the public
sphere. Cultural studies scholars have