Thank You

For kids of my generation, Mr. Rogers was a daily staple of television viewing.  Glued to the tube,  Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood represented everything wholesome and innocent about America.  Knitted sweaters, clean-cut hair – no matter what decade of the broadcast, he was a legacy of the fifties aesthetic; a man who was neatly Brylcreemed and…

Of course, there are many brilliant observations made by Stuart Hall – but one of my favourites is his description of the early days of the Centre for Cultural Studies. To me, it reveals a lot  – his enthusiasm for the present, a desire to promote an open exchange of ideas and an unconventional and…