A collection of essays on the topical and familiar : the future of reggae and the legend of Bob Marley; community and the public body in breast cancer media activism, and the redefinition of the Louvre are among the subjects discussed.

Volume 12 issue 2 articles: Babylon's natural mystic: The North American music industry, the legend of Bob Marley and the incorporation of transnationality Michelle A. Stephens The transnational making of representations of gender, ethnicity and culture: indigenous people's organisations at the Smithsonian Institution's festival. Daniel Mato Shopping in the museum? Consumer spaces and the redefinition of the Louvre Lianne McTavish The golem of consciousness: Mythogeny's lift off Viktor Mazin and Olessia Tourkina The archive state and the fear of pollution: From the opium wars to Fu-Manchu James Hevia Community and the public body in breast cancer media activism Lisa Cartwright Commentary: Making it tradeable: videotapes, cultural technologies and diasporas Zlatko Skirbis