2014年2月,英国文化研究的掌门人斯图亚特·霍尔因病辞世,引起了国际知识社会的强烈关注,人们通过网络、报刊等媒介传递出了对这位学界尊宿的景仰与悼念。即使是在远离英伦的中国,在不几日当中,即有数以百计的网站报道了这一消息。时值寒日,恰与《文化研究》主编陶东风教授相遇于北京师范大学餐厅,陶先生有意编辑一个纪念霍尔的专题, In February 2014, the death of Stuart Hall, head of British cultural studies, caused a great deal of attention in the international knowledge society. People passed out on the Internet, newspapers and other media to express their admiration for the academic community And mourning. Even in China far from England, in a matter of days, hundreds of websites reported the news. When the time was cold, just met with Professor Tao Dongfeng, editor in chief of “Cultural Studies”, at Beijing Normal University Restaurant. Mr. Tao intended to edit a special project to commemorate Hall,