This special edition of Paragraph, 'New British Hispanisms', explores a new direction in the discipline of 'Hispanism'.

Paragraph is a leading journal in modern critical theory.

Chris Perriam, ''Hispanism'. Introductory Remarks'

Paul Julian Smith, 'Towards a Cultural Studies of the Spanish State'

Jonathan Thacker, 'Rethinking Golden-Age Drama: The Comedia and its Contexts'

Richard Cleminson, 'Male Homosexuality in Contemporary Spain: Signposts for a Sociological Analysis'

David Vilaseca, ''Waiting for the Earthquake': Homosexuality, Disaster Movies and the 'Message from the Other' in Juan Goytisolo's Autobiography'

Vanessa Knights, 'Taking a Leap Beyond Epistemological Boundaries: Spanish Fantasy/Science Fiction and Feminist Identity Politics'

Jo Labanyi, 'Gramsci and Spanish Cultural Studies'

Chris Perriam has worked as Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Manchester since 2004. He researches and teaches in the areas of Spanish Cultural Studies and Screen Studies and has a special interest in queer culture in Spain, France and Britain.