Isabelle Marc is Lecturer at the Department of French in Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, where she teaches French language, culture and translation. She has worked extensively in the aesthetics of French popular music, covering genres such as rap and chanson, individual artists Georges Brassens, Charles Aznavour and Dominique A, and topics including identity, intertextuality and nostalgia. She has published in French, English and Spanish in journals such as French Cultural Studies, Journal of European Popular Culture, Volume. La revue des musiques populaires and IASMP Journal. Her latest research interests and publications explore nostalgia, transcultural phenomena, and cultural policy in the field of popular music and popular culture. She is co-editor of Theleme. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses and board member of IASPM Spain.

Stuart Green is Senior Lecturer in Spanish at University of Leeds, UK, where he teaches and researches on the performing arts in modern Spain. He is author of From Silver Screen to Spanish Stage, a study of the influence of Hollywood on theatre in Spain. His current research explores ways in which theatre, television, cinema and music engage with the question of ethnic diversity. He has published on this area in journals such as Journal of Spanish Popular Culture and Popular Music and Society. He is member of the editorial board of journal Estreno and co-editor of Intellect journal New Cinemas.