Books

Béla Tarr, the Time After Béla Tarr, the Time After Jacques Rancière 2013 Fall
Exploring the concept of time in the work of one of Europe’s greatest filmmakers
Back to the Sandbox: Art and Radical Pedagogy Back to the Sandbox Art and Radical Pedagogy Jaroslav Anděl, Editor 2019 Spring
An international group of artists and scholars reflects on the nature and significance of education in contemporary society, introducing new perspectives on learning and creativity
Background of Thomson’s Seasons Background of Thomson’s Seasons Alan Dugald McKillop None None
Backgrounds of English Literature, 1700-1760 Backgrounds of English Literature, 1700-1760 Cecil A. Moore None None
Backwater Blues: The Mississippi Flood of 1927 in the African American Imagination Backwater Blues The Mississippi Flood of 1927 in the African American Imagination Richard M. Mizelle Jr. 2014 Fall
A broad examination of the flood that, prior to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was the most influential environmental disaster in American history
Bad Aboriginal Art: Tradition, Media, and Technological Horizons Bad Aboriginal Art Tradition, Media, and Technological Horizons Eric Michaels 1993 Fall
This is the account of the author‘s period of residence and work with the Walpiri Aborigines of western Central Australia, where he studied the impact of television on these remote communities. Sharp, exact, and unrelentingly honest, this volume records with an extraordinary combination of distance and immersion the intervention of technology into a remote Aboriginal community and that community’s forays into broadcasting.
Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age Bad Environmentalism Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age Nicole Seymour 2018 Fall
Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement’s reputation for gloom and doom
Bad Film Histories: Ethnography and the Early Archive Bad Film Histories Ethnography and the Early Archive Katherine Groo 2019 Spring
A daring, deep investigation into ethnographic cinema that challenges standard ways of writing film history and breaks important new ground in understanding archives
Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Bad for Democracy How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Dana D. Nelson 2010 Spring
Voting for the president is not enough—a bold call to reclaim democracy
Bad Women: Regulating Sexuality in Early American Cinema Bad Women Regulating Sexuality in Early American Cinema Janet Staiger 1995 Fall
Charts the cultural tensions played out on-screen in early American cinema.
Badiou: A Subject to Truth Badiou A Subject to Truth Peter Hallward 2003 Spring
The most complete and accessible guide in any language to this key contemporary thinker
Balancing the Economic Controls: A Review of the Economic Studies of the Employment Stabilization Research Institute, University of Minnesota Balancing the Economic Controls A Review of the Economic Studies of the Employment Stabilization Research Institute, University of Minnesota Russell A. Stevenson and Roland S. Vaile None None
Balsam Fir: A Monographic Review Balsam Fir A Monographic Review E.V. Bakuzis and H.L. Hansen None None
Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music Bamako Sounds The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music Ryan Thomas Skinner 2015 Spring
A rich ethnography of contemporary urban life in Mali and its world-renowned yet little understood popular music culture
Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints: Cultural Icons of Mexico’s Northwest Borderlands Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints Cultural Icons of Mexico’s Northwest Borderlands Robert McKee Irwin 2007 Spring
Reinvigorates the mythic figures of Mexico’s anomalous zone
Bíos: Biopolitics and Philosophy Bíos Biopolitics and Philosophy Roberto Esposito 2008 Spring
A significant political theorist advances the discussion of biopolitics
Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes: Jim Walsh on Music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes Jim Walsh on Music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits Jim Walsh 2016 Fall
Thirty years of pop, funk, rock and roll, up close and personal, from veteran Twin Cities journalist Jim Walsh
Barbarous Play: Race on the English Renaissance Stage Barbarous Play Race on the English Renaissance Stage Lara Bovilsky 2008 Spring
Identifies the parallels between early modern and present-day conceptions of race
Bargaining for Women’s Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy Bargaining for Women’s Rights Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy Alice J. Kang 2015 Fall
Looking beyond stereotypes to explain the failures⎯and successes⎯of women’s rights politics in the Muslim world
Barnstorming the Prairies: How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Barnstorming the Prairies How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Jason Weems 2015 Fall
How flight led to a new view of the Midwest, making it the center of the nation in more ways than one