Stuart Hall (1932-2014) was one of the most prominent and influential scholars and public intellectuals of his generation. He was a prolific writer and speaker and a public voice for critical intelligence and social justice who appeared widely on British television and radio. He taught at the University of Birmingham and the Open University, was the founding editor of New Left Review , and served as the director of Birmingham's Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies during its most creative and influential decade. ¿¿ ¿ Jennifer Daryl Slack is Professor of Communication and Cultural Studies at Michigan Technological University.¿ ¿ Lawrence Grossberg is Morris David Distinguished Professor