Similar titles: Cultural Critique

Medieval Crime and Social Control Medieval Crime and Social Control Barbara A. Hanawalt and David Wallace, Editors 1998 Fall
Uses historical and literary insights to consider crime and punishment in the Middle Ages.
In Near Ruins: Cultural Theory at the End of the Century In Near Ruins Cultural Theory at the End of the Century Nicholas B. Dirks, Editor 1998 Fall
A group of leading scholars considers the current state of cultural analysis.
Perry Anderson: The Merciless Laboratory of History Perry Anderson The Merciless Laboratory of History 1998 Fall
A penetrating guide to the thought and career of this foundational figure.
Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions Michelle Citron 1998 Fall
A powerful and personal exploration of the line between truth and fiction, by a celebrated filmmaker.
Urban Exile: Collected Writings of Harry Gamboa Jr. Urban Exile Collected Writings of Harry Gamboa Jr. Harry Gamboa Jr. Chon A. Noriega, Editor 1998 Fall
An essential overview of the work of a pioneering figure of multimedia and conceptual art.
In the Company of Women: Contemporary Female Friendship Films In the Company of Women Contemporary Female Friendship Films Karen Hollinger 1998 Fall
The first book-length treatment of this popular genre.
Trespassing through Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust Trespassing through Shadows Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust Andrea Liss 1998 Spring
The first book to interpret the role of photography in current representations of the Holocaust.
Morality USA Morality USA Ellen G. Friedman and Corinne Squire 1998 Spring
Explores the moral debates that shape U.S. culture.
FirstDays of the Year FirstDays of the Year Helene Cixous 1998 Spring
A searching meditation on “authorship” by an eminent theorist.
Reconstructing Chinatown: Ethnic Enclave, Global Change Reconstructing Chinatown Ethnic Enclave, Global Change Jan Lin 1998 Fall
An exploration of this fascinating community as a window on globalization.
Contract with the Skin: Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s Contract with the Skin Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s Kathy O’Dell 1998 Spring
Places masochistic performance within a social and historical context.
Christine de Pizan and the Categories of Difference Christine de Pizan and the Categories of Difference Marilynn Desmond, Editor 1998 Spring
Establishes the place of this medieval writer within considerations of “difference.”
Cosmopolitics: Thinking and Feeling beyond the Nation Cosmopolitics Thinking and Feeling beyond the Nation Pheng Cheah and Bruce Robbins, Editors 1998 Spring
Eminent contributors look at the present and future of cosmopolitanism and its relationship to nationalism.
Voyageur Country: The Story of Minnesota’s National Park Voyageur Country The Story of Minnesota’s National Park Robert Treuer 1998 Spring
Examines the beauty, history, and controversy of Voyageurs National Park.
Body Art/Performing the Subject Body Art/Performing the Subject Amelia Jones 1998 Spring
An examination of the social and cultural significance of body art by a major new voice.