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This chapter details the formation and development of the Working Group on Popular Culture at IAMCR since 2000, placing it within the broader history of divergent and convergent traditions of theorizing and research on popular culture and the emergence of cultural studies as a recognized field of academic inquiry.

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  1. University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

    Garry Whannel

  2. University of Loughborough, Loughborough, UK

    Graham Murdock

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  1. Political Science, Philipp’s University of Marburg, Marburg, Hessen, Germany

    Jörg Becker

  2. Media and Communications Dept., London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

    Robin Mansell

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Whannel, G., Murdock, G. (2023). Popular Culture and IAMCR. In: Becker, J., Mansell, R. (eds) Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16383-8_4

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