William Germano, Editor and Key Figure in Rise of Cultural Studies, Is Ousted by Publishing House

By JENNIFER HOWARD

In a move that marks the end of an era in cultural studies, William Germano, vice president and publishing director of Routledge, has been abruptly ousted from the publishing house after 19 years. Mr. Germano blamed a restructuring of Routledge's parent company, the London-based...