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Imperial Desire: Dissident Sexualities and Colonial Literature Imperial Desire Dissident Sexualities and Colonial Literature Philip Holden and Richard J. Ruppel, Editors 2003 Spring
Illuminates the intersections between colonial thought and homosexuality
Young Man from the Provinces: A Gay Life before Stonewall Young Man from the Provinces A Gay Life before Stonewall Alan Helms 2003 Spring
An insider’s account of gay high society in pre-Stonewall New York City—now back in print!
Utopias of Otherness: Nationhood and Subjectivity in Portugal and Brazil Utopias of Otherness Nationhood and Subjectivity in Portugal and Brazil Fernando Arenas 2003 Spring
Forges a new understanding of how these two Lusophone nations are connected
Ghosts of Slavery: A Literary Archaeology of Black Women’s Lives Ghosts of Slavery A Literary Archaeology of Black Women’s Lives Jenny Sharpe 2002 Fall
Questions traditional assumptions about power and agency in slave women’s everyday lives.
The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks: Complete Edition The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks Complete Edition Katherine Mansfield Margaret Scott, Editor 2002 Fall
The only unexpurgated collection of Katherine Mansfield’s private writings-now available for the first time!
Border Women: Writing from La Frontera Border Women Writing from La Frontera Debra A. Castillo and María-Socorro Tabuenca Córdoba 2002 Fall
The first study to foreground writing by women who live at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Masking and Power: Carnival and Popular Culture in the Caribbean Masking and Power Carnival and Popular Culture in the Caribbean Gerard Aching 2002 Fall
An ambitious reassessment of the political uses of masking.
Our Family Has Cancer Too Our Family Has Cancer Too Christine Clifford 2002 Spring
La Doctora: An American Doctor in the Amazon La Doctora An American Doctor in the Amazon Linnea Smith, M.D. 2002 Fall
Taken straight from the pages of Dr. Smith’s journal, La Doctora offers readers a rare glimpse into the suspense and drama of practicing medicine in a culture far removed from the sophisticated supplies and supports of 20th-century medicine.
Crossroads Modernism: Descent and Emergence in African-American Literary Culture Crossroads Modernism Descent and Emergence in African-American Literary Culture Edward M. Pavlic 2002 Spring
An essential reconsideration of black literature and culture and its response to modernity
After the Fire: A Writer Finds His Place After the Fire A Writer Finds His Place Paul Zimmer 2002 Spring
Looking back at a lifetime of rich experience from Wisconsin’s driftless hills
Crisis of Desire: AIDS and the Fate of Gay Brotherhood Crisis of Desire AIDS and the Fate of Gay Brotherhood Robin Hardy and David Groff 2002 Spring
A passionate call for liberation from the myths surrounding HIV—now in paperback!
The Adrienne Kennedy Reader The Adrienne Kennedy Reader Adrienne Kennedy 2001 Fall
An essential collection of works by one of our greatest living playwrights.
Explosion in a Cathedral Explosion in a Cathedral Alejo Carpentier 2001 Spring
Three works of fiction by the inventor of magic realism-now back in print!
The Lost Steps The Lost Steps Alejo Carpentier 2001 Spring
Three works of fiction by the inventor of magic realism-now back in print!