Books

Texts of Power Emerging Disciplines in Colonial Bengal Partha Chatterjee, Editor 1995 Fall: The case of Bengal illustrates the interaction of colonialism and modernity.
Textures of Place Exploring Humanist Geographies Paul C. Adams, Steven Hoelscher and Karen E. Till, Editors 2001 Spring: Essays that point to the emergence of a critical humanist geography.
The 400 Story Chicago & North Western’s Premier Passenger Trains Jim Scribbins 2008 Spring: “400 miles in 400 minutes . . . the fastest train on the American continent.” —advertisement, December 1934
The ABC Bunny Wanda Gág 2022 Spring: An unfortunate accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey, through what he eats (Greens), to whom he meets (Insects, Jay, Kitten, Lizard), and then a little sleep (Nap), to Tripping back to town, right side Up and Up-side-down.
The ABC of It Why Children’s Books Matter Leonard S. Marcus 2019 Spring: Original artwork and materials explore children’s literature and its impact in society and culture over time Distributed for the University of Minnesota Libraries, Kerlan Collection
The Abolition of White Democracy Joel Olson 2004 Fall: Offers a new way of understanding the tortured relationship between race and democracy in the United States
The Absolute Artist The Historiography of a Concept Catherine M. Soussloff 1997 Spring: Analyzes the myth of the artist in western culture.
The Administration of Aesthetics Censorship, Political Criticism, and the Public Sphere Richard Burt, Editor 1994 Fall: Calls attention to the crucial difficulties inherent in censorship when it is used as a tool for cultural criticism.
The Adrienne Kennedy Reader Adrienne Kennedy 2001 Fall: An essential collection of works by one of our greatest living playwrights.
The Adventures of Lindamira A Lady of Quality Benjamin Boyce, Editor None None
The Aesthetics of Disengagement Contemporary Art and Depression Christine Ross 2005 Spring: Reveals how artists engage the scientific notion of depression
The Aesthetics of Equity Notes on Race, Space, Architecture, and Music Craig L. Wilkins 2007 Spring: A provocative examination of how and why African Americans have been excluded from the study and practice of architecture.
The Aesthetics of Self-Invention Oscar Wilde to David Bowie Shelton Waldrep 2004 Spring: Traces the influence of Oscar Wilde as the precursor of twentieth-century artists of self-performance
The Affect Lab The History and Limits of Measuring Emotion Grant Bollmer 2023 Fall: Examines how our understanding of emotion is shaped by the devices we use to measure it
The Age of Lovecraft Carl H. Sederholm and Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Editors 2016 Spring: The first sustained look at Lovecraft in relation to twenty-first-century critical theory and culture
The Agrarian Revolt in Western Canada A Survey Showing American Parallels Paul F. Sharp None None
The Alchemy of Meth A Decomposition Jason Pine 2019 Fall: Meth cooks practice late industrial alchemy—transforming base materials, like lithium batteries and camping fuel, into gold
The Alienated Subject On the Capacity to Hurt James A. Tyner 2022 Spring: A timely and provocative discussion of alienation as an intersectional category of life under racial capitalism and white supremacy
The Alphonso Lingis Reader Alphonso Lingis Tom Sparrow, Editor 2018 Fall: A selection of the writings of Alphonso Lingis, showcasing a unique blend of travelogue, cultural anthropology, and philosophy
The Amalgamation Waltz Race, Performance, and the Ruses of Memory Tavia Nyong’o 2009 Spring: Does racial hybridity offer a future beyond racial difference?

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