The Stuart Hall conjuncture

I recall distinctly when and where I first heard of Stuart Hall. It was in 1973 at a residential school I had organised at the University of Bristol on Marxism and Literature with Raymond Williams and E.P. Thompson as its main - indeed, only - speakers. And it was Thompson who mentioned Stuart, saying that I ought to have asked him to speak in Thompson's place. I put this down to Thompson's characteristic modesty, for both he and Williams had commanded their audience's attention throughout a memorable weekend. But I logged the name and began to look up Stuart's work.