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Kierkegaard Construction of the Aesthetic Theodor W. Adorno Robert Hullot-Kentor, Editor 1989 Spring: Adorno’s first major published work, which points the way to all of his subsequent writings.
Cinema 2 The Time-Image Gilles Deleuze 1989 Fall: Brings to completion Deleuze’s work on the implications of the cinematographic image. In Cinema 2, Deleuze explains why, since World War II, time has come to dominate film. Among the filmmakers discussed are Rossellini, Fellini, Godard, Resnais, Pasolini, and many others.
Hope and Folly The United States and UNESCO, 1945-1985 William Preston Jr., Edward S. Herman and Herbert I. Schiller 1989 Fall
Questions of Form Logic and Analytic Proposition from Kant to Carnap Joelle Proust 1989 Fall
Caliban and Other Essays Roberto Fernández Retamar 1989 Spring: Cultural and literary essays by a Cuban poet, essayist, and professor of philology who is known for his meticulous efforts to dismantle Eurocentric colonial and neocolonial thought. “Caliban”—the first and longest of the five essays in this book—has become a kind of manifesto for Latin American and Caribbean writers; its central figure, the rude savage of Shakespeare’s Tempest, becomes in Retamar’s hands a powerful metaphor of their cultural situation—both in its marginality and its revolutionary potential.
Confessions of a Disloyal European Jan Myrdal None None
Narrative as Communication Didier Coste 1989 Fall: The first major treatise on narrative and narrative theory to make use of all the analytic tools developed in the last two decades.
Narrative Experiments The Discursive Authority of Science and Technology Gayle L. Ormiston and Raphael Sassower 1989 Fall
Modernism and Hegemony A Materialist Critique of Aesthetic Agencies Neil Larsen 1990 Spring: A critique of high modernism from a newly formulated Marxist perspective, achieved through analyses of texts by Marx and Adorno, Manet’s paintings, and the works of several Latin American writers.
A Parent’s Guide to Cleft Lip and Palate Karlind T. Moller, Clark D. Starr and Sylvia A. Johnson None None
Development and Use of the MMPI-2 Content Scales James N. Butcher, John R. Graham, Carolyn L. Williams and Yossef S. Ben-Porath 1990 Spring: Describes the new MMPI-2 content scales and provides information on their internal statistical consistency, external validation, and clinical use.
Bulimia Nervosa James E. Mitchell 1990 Spring: A practical guide for health-care professionals to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of bulimia by a leading expert in the field of eating disorders.
The Anatomy of Judgment Philip J. Regal 1990 Spring
The End of the Cold War European Unity, Socialism, and the Shift in Global Power Bogdan Denitch 1990 Spring
Deadly Triplets A Theatre Mystery and Journal Adrienne Kennedy 1990 Spring: A surrealistic intertwining of mystery and autobiography set in the theatre world of 1960s London.
The Crisis in Historical Materialism Class, Politics, and Culture in Marxist Theory Stanley Aronowitz 1990 Spring: A landmark study that uncovers the fundamental problems in Marxist theory with respect to nature, gender and race relations, the concept of class, and historical time.
Oral Poetry An Introduction Paul Zumthor 1990 Spring: A penetrating analytical study of the sources of orality and contemporary modes of poetic practice by a prominent literary theorist. Zumthor discusses the development of oral poetry from antiquity to the present.
Griever An American Monkey King in China Gerald Vizenor 1990 Spring: Griever de Hocus, accompanied by his rooster, Matteo Ricci, plays havoc with the monolithic institutions of the People’s Republic of China in Vizenor’s inspired retelling of the classic Chinese Journey to the West. Fiction.
Bearheart The Heirship Chronicles Gerald Vizenor 1990 Spring: Bearheart, Gerald Vizenors first novel, overturns “terminal creeds” and violence in a decadent material culture. American civilization has collapsed and Proude Cedarfair, his wife, Rosina, and a bizarre collection of disciples, are forced on a pilgrimage when government agents descend on the reservation to claim their sacred cedar trees for fuel. The tribal pilgrims reverse the sentiments of Manifest Destiny and travel south through the ruins of a white world that ran out of gas.
Writings on Literature N. S. Trubetzkoy Anatoly Liberman, Editor 1990 Spring: An illuminating introduction to the literary writings of one of the most influential scholars in the history of linguistics.
Reading with Clarice Lispector Helene Cixous Verena Andermatt Conley, Editor 1990 Spring: The foremost French feminist literary critic pays homage to the premiere Latin American woman prose writer of this century.
Scientific Theories C. Wade Savage, Editor 1990 Spring
Anatomy of Racism David Theo Goldberg, Editor 1990 Fall: Through a systematic attack upon the politics of language, categories, and concepts informing racist practice, Anatomy of Racism examines the nature of racism conceptually and historically to unveil its chameleonic and parasitic character as evidenced in the body of scientific and philosophical, socio-political and legal, and cultural expression. “Constitutes an important challenge to positivistic approaches to the question of racism.” --Patterns of Prejudice Contributors: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Etienne Balibar, Homi K. Bhabha, Martin Barker, Roland Barthes, Barbara Christian, Christian Delacampagne, Frantz Fanon, Peter Fitzpatrick, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sander L. Gilman, Paul Gilroy, David Theo Goldberg, John L. Hodge, Julia Kristeva, Lucius Outlaw, Edward W. Said, and Nancy Leys Stepan.
Science and Its Fabrication Alan Chalmers 1990 Fall: Advances a defense of the objectivity of scientific knowledge.
Tribune of the People The Minnesota Legislature and Its Leadership Royce Hanson 1990 Fall
Limits and Possibilities The Crisis of Yugoslav Socialism and State Socialist Systems Bogdan Denitch 1990 Fall
Nationalism, Colonialism, and Literature Terry Eagleton, Fredric Jameson and Edward W. Said 1990 Fall
Heidegger and “the jews” Jean-François Lyotard 1990 Fall: Emanates from the ongoing debates in France regarding the resurgence of anti-Semitism and recent disclosures about Heidegger’s Nazism.
Intellectuals Aesthetics, Politics, Academics Bruce Robbins, Editor 1990 Fall
Childhood Jan Myrdal None None: He became the child his parents and their generation didn’t want.
Woman and Chinese Modernity The Politics of Reading Between West and East Rey Chow 1990 Fall: Examines the relationship of “woman” to issues of non-western culture.
In Their Own Words Letters from Norwegian Immigrants Solveig Zempel, Editor 1990 Fall: Forming an engaging, colorful mosaic of voices from the immigrant experience, this collection of letters offers a unique perspective on historical events as well as the experience of everyday life.
Everywoman’s Guide to Nutrition Judith E. Brown None None
Postmodern Education Politics, Culture, and Social Criticism Stanley Aronowitz and Henry A. Giroux 1990 Fall: The first book to offer a systematic look at the significance of postmodernist ideas for education. “In Postmodern Education Aronowitz and Giroux are architects of the imagination, presenting essays of political, social, and cultural criticism aimed at altering the ways we understand the existing social order and act to change the conditions of our lives.” --Afterimage
Close Encounters Film, Feminism, and Science Ficiton Constance Penley, Elisabeth Lyon, Lynn Spigel and Janet Bergstrom, Editors 1990 Fall: Offers new critical approaches to science fiction as represented in film, television, fan culture, and other non-literary media. Addresses the way conventional notions of sexual difference are reworked by science fiction film. Includes the complete script of Peter Wollen’s 1987 film Friendship’s Death. Contributors: Raymond Bellour, Janet Bergstrom, Roger Dadoun, Harvey R. Greenberg, M.D., Henry Jenkins III, Enno Patalas, Constance Penley, Vivian Sobchak, Lynn Spigel, and Peter Wollen.
Autobiography in Early Modern Spain Nicholas Spadaccini and Jenaro Talens, Editors 1991 Spring
The Medieval Castle Romance and Reality Kathryn L. Reyerson and Faye Powe, Editors 1991 Spring
The Medieval Mediterranean Cross-Cultural Contacts Marilyn J. Chiat and Kathryn L. Reyerson, Editors 1991 Spring
The Medieval Monastery Andrew MacLeish, Editor 1991 Spring
1492-1992 Re/Discovering Colonial Writing Rene Jara and Nicholas Spadaccini, Editors 1991 Spring: The essays and documents in this volume underscore the importance of writing as companion of Empire, while at the same time highlighting its subversive power as a series of counter-narratives emerge to contest the tactics and values of the “victors.” Contributors: Rolena Adorno, Tom Conley, Antonio Gomez-Moriana, Beatriz Gonzalez, Rene Jara, Stephanie Merrim, Walter Mignolo, Beatriz Pastor, Jose Rabasa, Nicholas Spadaccini, and Iris Zavala.
A Parent’s Guide to Cystic Fibrosis Burton L. Shapiro and Ralph Heussner, Jr. 1991 Spring: Explains the genetic causes and biological effects of cystic fibrosis as well as its social and psychological effects. Includes case histories and personal selections from a “family diary.”
Social Semiotics as Praxis Text, Social Meaning Making, and Nabokov’s Ada Paul J. Thibault 1990 Fall: Focusing on Nabokov's Ada, the author rescues semiotics from terminal formalism by developing a conception of social semiotics that is a form of both social action and political praxis.
Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend Reimund Kvideland and Henning K. Sehmsdorf, Editors 1991 Spring: An entertaining collection of hundreds of legends, stories, and magic. Perfect for reading or telling in front of the fire.
The Politics of Editing Nicholas Spadaccini and Jenaro Talens, Editors 1992 Spring: “This state-of-the-art commentary is always mindful of a rich and engaging editorial tradition and conscious, at the same time, of how recent theoretical models may affect, and direct, the editor’s task. . . . a most insightful, informative, and provocative study.” --Edward H. Friedman
Flowers for Northern Gardens Leon C. Snyder Jr 1991 Spring: This comprehensive handbook lists over 800 species of herbaceous plants and their botanical and horticultural varieties known to be hardy in northern zones.
Philosophical Fragments Friedrich Schlegel 1991 Spring: At a time when the function of criticism is again coming under close skeptical scrutiny, Schlegel's unorthodox, highly original mind, as revealed in these foundational "fragments," provides the critical framework for reflecting on contemporary experimental texts.
Strategies of Deconstruction Derrida and the Myth of the Voice J. Claude Evans 1991 Spring: The first detailed critical study of Derrida’s interpretation and critique of Husserl.
Technoculture Constance Penley and Andrew Ross, Editors 1991 Spring: The contributors provide a realistic assessment of the politics-the dangers and possibilities-currently at stake in cultural practices touched by advanced technology, while suggesting new and timely possibilities for those concerned with the pressing need for technoliteracy. Contributors: Houston A. Baker, Jr., Sandra Buckley, Peter Fitting, Reebee Garofalo, DeeDee Halleck, Donna Haraway, Valerie Hartouni, Jim Pomeroy, Constance Penley, Andrew Ross, and Paula A. Treichler.
The Inoperative Community Jean-Luc Nancy Peter Connor, Editor 1991 Spring
Developing Variations Style and Ideology in Western Music Rose Rosengard Subotnik 1991 Spring: Combines into a cohesive statement the author’s pathbreaking critical essays on Western music.