Tony Bennett is Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory in the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University, and Honorary Professor in the Humanities Research Centre at the Australian National University.

David Carter is Emeritus Professor and formerly Professor of Australian Literature and Cultural History and Director of the Australian Studies Centre at The University of Queensland.

Modesto Gayo is Associate Professor at Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.

Michelle Kelly is Research Officer at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University.

Greg Noble is Professor of Cultural Research at the Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University.