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Literature Among Discourses: The Spanish Golden Age Literature Among Discourses The Spanish Golden Age Wlad Godzich and Nicholas Spadaccini, Editors 1986 Fall
The Colonial Harem The Colonial Harem Malek Alloula 1986 Spring
A collection of picture postcards of Algerian women exploited by the French, this “album” illustrates a powerful analysis of the distorting, denigrating effects of their presence on Algerian Society.
The Newly Born Woman The Newly Born Woman Helene Cixous and Catherine Clement 1986 Spring
Published in France as Le jeune née in 1975, and found here in its first English translation, The Newly Born Woman is a landmark text of the modern feminist movement. In it, Hélène Cixous and Catherine Clément put forward the concept of écriture feminine, exploring the ways women’s sexuality and unconscious shape their imaginary, their language, and their writing. Through their readings of historical, literary, and psychoanalytic accounts, Cixous and Clément explore what is hidden and repressed in culture, revealing the unconscious of history.
Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 M. Howard Rienstra, Editor None None
Postmodernism and Politics Postmodernism and Politics Jonathan Arac, Editor 1986 Spring
Eight essays on postmodernism with a focus on intellectual, artistic and social concerns.
Heterologies: Discourse on the Other Heterologies Discourse on the Other Michel de Certeau 1986 Spring
Sixteen essays that illustrate the author’s work in the fields of history, literary studies and psychoanalysis.
Philosophy Beside Itself: On Deconstruction and Modernism Philosophy Beside Itself On Deconstruction and Modernism Stephen W. Melville 1986 Spring
The Power of Genre The Power of Genre Adena Rosmarin 1986 Spring
Politics, Writing, Mutilation: The Cases of Bataille, Blanchot, Roussel, Leiris, and Ponge Politics, Writing, Mutilation The Cases of Bataille, Blanchot, Roussel, Leiris, and Ponge Allan Stoekl 1985 Fall
Just Gaming Just Gaming Jean-François Lyotard and Jean-Loup Thébaud 1985 Fall
Just Gaming
Framed Narratives: Diderot’s Genealogy of the Beholder Framed Narratives Diderot’s Genealogy of the Beholder Jay Caplan 1985 Fall
Focuses on the problem of framing in and of Diderot and proposes an interpretive model that draws upon the notion of dialogue developed by Bakhtin. “Written in an engaging, readable style, Caplan’s short book reopens fascinating questions on Diderot’s texts for both specialist and non-specialist readers.” --Modern Language Notes
India Waits India Waits Jan Myrdal None None
Metaphysics Metaphysics Bruce Aune 1985 Fall
Comprehensive introductory survey of the key concepts and problems in traditional and contemporary metaphysics.
The End of American History: Democracy, Capitalism, and the Metaphor of Two Worlds in Anglo-American Historical Writing, 1880-1980 The End of American History Democracy, Capitalism, and the Metaphor of Two Worlds in Anglo-American Historical Writing, 1880-1980 David W. Noble 1985 Fall
Using the work of four major historians, Noble focuses on the dramatic change in historical structure and meaning that came with the collapse of the progressive paradigm and its guiding metaphor of exodus from the Old World to the New World.
Cloning: Nuclear Transplantation in Amphibia Cloning Nuclear Transplantation in Amphibia Robert Gilmore McKinnell None None