Introduction
Gender, Race, and C lass. . . and Apologies
Before introducing this issue of Popular Culture Review, it is first
necessary to make a few corrections concerning our most recent issue.
First, apologies to J. Robert Craig, whose university affiliation (listed at
the end of his article) should have read “Central Michigan University,” and to
Dennis Russell, whose university affiliation should have read “Arizona State
University.”
Second, please note some changes in email addresses for the PCR staff.
Felicia Campbell is going back to using only one address. The change for Amie
Norris is a correction of a printing conversion problem (“&” should have been
“@”). The brand new address for Circulation is a result of a snafu in electronicland: Yahoo summarily closed it.
And, last but not least, the credit for our new cover design by Laurens
Tan is now listed inside the front cover.
Now, on to the introduction of this edition of Popular Culture Review,
Traditionally the summer issue is thinner and lighter (who wants to work during
the summer?!?). However, this issue leans toward the plus size, being especially
heavy with some of the more emotional contemporary issues: the “big t^ e e ” of
gender, race, and class Avith a dash of religious and sexual issues as well. Nearly
every one of our articles ex