Marvin Carlson, City University of New York, USA Rachel Clements, University of Manchester, UK Michael Cordner, University of York, UK Tom Cornford, University of York, UK. Catherine Hindson, University of Bristol, UK Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame, USA Beth A. Kattelman, Ohio State University, USA Joseph Yale University, USA Paul D. Streufert University of Texas at Tyler, USA Nathalie Wolfram University of Montana, USA