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Culture, Globalization, and the World-System Contemporary Conditions for the Representation of Identity Anthony D. King, Editor 1997 Spring: A foundational work in the study of the globalization of culture.
Will Teach for Food Academic Labor in Crisis Cary Nelson, Editor 1997 Spring: A compelling examination of the human cost of today’s corporate colleges and universities.
E Pluribus Barnum The Great Showman and the Making of U.S. Popular Culture Bluford Adams 1997 Spring: The first book to consider the career of P. T. Barnum from a cultural studies perspective.
Notes on Nowhere Feminism, Utopian Logic, and Social Transformation Jennifer Burwell 1997 Spring: Using contemporary feminist science fiction, Jennifer Burwell examines the political and literary meaning of utopian writing and thought. “Notes from Nowhere makes an original, significant, and persuasive contribution to our understanding of the political and literary dimensions of utopian writing.” --Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research
A House of Cards Baseball Card Collecting and Popular Culture John Bloom 1997 Spring: Explores the connection between baseball card collecting and nostalgia among men of the baby boom.
Dangerous Liaisons Gender, Nation, and Postcolonial Perspectives Anne McClintock, Aamir Mufti and Ella Shohat, Editors 1997 Spring: The first collection to emphasize the complex interaction between gender and postcoloniality.
Hong Kong Culture and the Politics of Disappearance Ackbar Abbas 1997 Spring: A consideration of what the culture of Hong Kong tells us about the state of the world at the fin-de-siècle.
Policing Desire Pornography, AIDS, and the Media Simon Watney 1997 Spring: An updated edition of this essential work.
The Absolute Artist The Historiography of a Concept Catherine M. Soussloff 1997 Spring: Analyzes the myth of the artist in western culture.
Becoming-Woman Camilla Griggers 1996 Fall: Analyzes the construction of the feminine in contemporary American culture.
Political Correctness A Response from the Cultural Left Richard Feldstein and Teresa Brennan 1996 Fall: A hard-hitting assessment of the way the Right has used this divisive issue.
Cinematic Uses of the Past Marcia Landy 1996 Fall: Explores the connection between film and popular history.
Writing New Identities Gender, Nation, and Immigration in Contemporary Europe Gisela Brinker-Gabler and Sidonie Smith, Editors 1996 Fall: Looks at the complexities of identity in the context of contemporary European culture.
Modernity at Large Cultural Dimensions of Globalization Arjun Appadurai 1996 Fall: Examines the role of imagination in the cultural development of our shrinking world.
Women, Guerrillas, and Love Understanding War in Central America Ileana Rodriguez 1996 Fall: Offers readings of Latin American “politically committed” literature.