The article presents the text of a speech delivered by Professor Eileen R. Meehan on December 15, 2010 at the International Symposium in Fudan University. Meehan talked about the history of cultural studies in England and explained the celebratory and critical types of cultural research in the U.S. She cited Donald Lazare's "American Media and Mass Culture: Left Perspectives" as an example of critical cultural study. She commented on the founding of cultural studies in England.