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The Stream of Life The Stream of Life Clarice Lispector 1989 Spring
This novel is considered the greatest work of fiction by the Brazilian writer the New York Times Book Review called “the premier Latin American woman prose writer of this century.” An intense and lyrical work, it chronicles its female protagonist’s journey of self-discovery and self-affirmation. “Whether as novelist or short story writer, Lispector always seemed to be involved with the ambiguities of living, the pleasures derived from it as well as its tragic aspects.” --San Francisco Review of Books
Rhetoric Rhetoric Renato Barilli 1989 Spring
A concise history of rhetoric from ancient Greece to contemporary media technologies.
The Future of an Illusion: Film, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis The Future of an Illusion Film, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis Constance Penley 1989 Spring
Analyzes the primary movements that have shaped the field of feminist film theory. Essential to anyone studying the sexual politics of representation.
Richard Wright - American Writers 74: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Richard Wright - American Writers 74 University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Robert Bone 1989 Spring
Text and Culture: The Politics of Interpretation Text and Culture The Politics of Interpretation Daniel Cottom 1989 Spring
An examination of the political aspects of contemporary disciplines of interpretation, which illustrates how interpretation may be turned into a more socially responsible practice. Includes an extensive analysis of Dickens's Great Expectations.
Excavations at Tel Michal, Israel Excavations at Tel Michal, Israel Ze’ev Herzog, Ora Negbi and George Rapp Jr., Editors None None
Kenneth Burke - American Writers 75: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Kenneth Burke - American Writers 75 University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers Merle E. Brown 1989 Spring
Hart Crane: A Re-Introduction Hart Crane A Re-Introduction Warner Berthoff 1989 Spring
Critical Writings, 1953-1978 Critical Writings, 1953-1978 Paul de Man Lindsay Waters, Editor 1989 Spring
Twenty-five essays and reviews not previously collected, most of which were written before 1970, and eight of which are appearing in English for the first time.
Reading De Man Reading Reading De Man Reading Wlad Godzich and Lindsay Waters, Editors 1989 Spring
Thirteen essays address de Man’s theory and practice of reading, including the nature of those readings and what they signify for reading in general, not just for literary texts. "Accomplishes the goal of insisting on the continuing importance of de Man's work for literary studies." --American Book Review
Status Status Bryan S. Turner 1989 Spring
Clarifies the concept of status from the thesis that economic, political, and cultural inequalities can only be understood from a conflict-sociology perspective.
Freedom Freedom Zygmunt Bauman 1989 Spring
A sociological analysis of the concept of freedom in modern society.
The Differend: Phrases in Dispute The Differend Phrases in Dispute Jean-François Lyotard 1989 Spring
“This work is of vital importance in a period when revisionism of all stripes attempts to rewrite, and often simply deny, the occurrence of historical and cultural events, i.e. in attempting to reconstruct ‘reality’ in the convenient names of ‘truth’ and ‘common sense.’” French Review
Universal Abandon: The Politics of Postmodernism Universal Abandon The Politics of Postmodernism Andrew Ross, Editor 1989 Spring
“The essays are new, readable and well-informed; the collection is an excellent basis for inquiring into the politics of contemporary art and criticism.” --Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism Contributors: Stanley Aronowitz, Hal Foster, Nancy Fraser, Lawrence Grossberg, Laura Kipnis, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Meaghan Morris, Linda Nicholson, Jacqueline Rose, Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Paul Smith, Anders Stephanson, and George Yúdice.
Control of the Imaginary: Reason and Imagination in Modern Times Control of the Imaginary Reason and Imagination in Modern Times Luiz Costa Lima 1988 Fall
Draws on English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish literary traditions to examine the relationship between Western notions of reason and subjectivity from the Renaissance to the first decade of the twentieth century.