I am very sorry to convey the news of the death of Tessa Perkins
yesterday. Her many friends and colleagues in cultural and media studies
will have known of Tessa’s long illness, but her sudden death undoubtedly
robs us of one of the pioneering spirits in the formation of the field in
the UK. Tessa, as chair of one of the two bodies that became MeCCSA, was a
major source of energy and vision in developing a subject association for
both cultural studies and for the wider field, as well as being a major
scholar in her own right. She will be much missed. A fuller appreciation
will be possible at a later date.
Peter Golding
MeCCSA Hon. Sec.
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