Bruce M. Z. Cohen is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. With over twenty years teaching experience, he has taught courses on cultural studies, popular culture, subcultures, education, and mental health. He is also the editor of the previous cultural studies textbook, Being Cultural (Pearson, 2012).

Anisha Sankar is a Graduate Student at York University, Toronto, Canada.

Jessica Terruhn is Research Associate at Te Ngira Institute for Population Research at the University of Waikato, New Zealand

Cameron Lawrence is a Social Worker in Sydney, Australia.