Popular Culture Review Vol. 2, No. 2, July 1991 | Page 5

THE POPULAR CULTURE REVIEW Volume II, no. 2 Through the Editor's Eye When a holographic plate through which the laser beam passes to create its three dimensional image (remember the Princess Leia projection in Star Wars?) is cut into pieces, each fragment, no matter how small, retains the image of the whole So in the study of Popular Culture does each fragment retain the image of the whole, as, by extension, does this issue of PCR. Whether we examine pastoralism in the Industrial Age, the mythology of pro-wrestling, the regional lyric poetry of Texas or any of the other topics covered in this issue, we gain a greater understanding of both the topic itself and of its place in the larger cultural context. It is with an eye to the above that the referees and I have made our selections. We hope that you find them stimulating. Felicia Campbell