Popular Culture Review 32.1 • Winter 2021 Editor ’ s Note
Popular Culture Review ’ s first issue of 2021 comes at a time
when many of us are reeling . The cover image for this issue reflects this , as many of us feel emotionally drained past the point of exhaustion . Many of us are numb . Yet I hope that the image also reflects the possibility of hope — that from this darkness , we can again begin to feel light and hope . That is my wish for all of us .
Those of us who knew Felicia Campbell also suffered yet another devastating loss with her passing last year . She remains inimitable and we are all better for having known her .
As the journal moves forward , I am honored to take on the role of Editor-in-Chief and to guide and steward the journal Felicia loved .
This issue showcases several outstanding works of scholarship in popular culture studies . We are also honored that Lauren Jackson has accepted the Felicia Campbell Innovative Contributions to Popular Culture Studies Award for 2021 . She is an Assistant Professor of English at Northwestern University and the author of White Negroes . She will deliver a keynote speech at the virtual 2021 Far West Popular Culture Association ’ s conference . We will feature a link to her keynote speech and the text of her speech in an upcoming issue . Jackson represents a powerful and important voice in popular culture studies , and I am excited to see what she will do in the future .
I wish you all peace , good health , and strength as we move into the first part of 2021 .
Amy M . Green , Editor-in-Chief vii