This stimulating volume brings together the latest work in cultural studies and provides a synopsis of critical trends. Thirty contributors from five continents address the key topics in the field, the relationship of cultural studies to other disciplines, and cultural studies around the world.A Companion to Cultural Studies offers a gritty introduction for the neophyte who is keen to find out what all the fuss is about, and it also covers debates that will satisfy the appetite of the advanced scholar. Providing an accessible introduction as well as stimulating debate, A Companion to Cultural Studies offers something for all readers.