I had only volunteered to review a couple of papers, so it came as a shock to be told that everyone taking part in the compilation of the book was also expected to write a chapter on a relevant theoretical model of their choosing.

I explained to the old professor that I couldn’t possibly do this. Media and Cultural Studies was not my core area of expertise. In any case, I was retired. He reluctantly agreed that I had a point, then invited me with CS to follow him into the lift and to the bar for a drink.

I agreed to join them. First though, I just wanted to collect a couple of colleagues.

Of course, the three of us got lost on the way to the bar. We ended up on a university campus in a huge Canadian city that was served by the best public transport system ever. You could cross the entire city by bus in just 6 minutes.