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The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans The Neoliberal Deluge Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson, Editor 2011 Fall
A critical collection on the politics of disaster and reconstruction in New Orleans
The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism The Transit of Empire Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism Jodi A. Byrd 2011 Fall
Examines how “Indianness” has propagated U.S. conceptions of empire
Filipino Crosscurrents: Oceanographies of Seafaring, Masculinities, and Globalization Filipino Crosscurrents Oceanographies of Seafaring, Masculinities, and Globalization Kale Bantigue Fajardo 2011 Fall
How migrant Filipino seamen navigate alternative masculinities in the global shipping industry
Rifftide: The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones Rifftide The Life and Opinions of Papa Jo Jones Papa Jo Jones 2011 Fall
The life and times of Papa Jo Jones, gifted raconteur and one of the greatest drummers in the history of jazz
Triangulations: Narrative Strategies for Navigating Latino Identity Triangulations Narrative Strategies for Navigating Latino Identity David J. Vázquez 2011 Fall
How Latino autobiographical texts reconfigure identity in opposition to familiar notions of self
Trafficking Women’s Human Rights Trafficking Women’s Human Rights Julietta Hua 2011 Fall
How images of sex trafficking produce notions of race, sex, and citizenship
European Others: Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe European Others Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe Fatima El-Tayeb 2011 Fall
Considers the complications of race, religion, sexuality, and gender in Europeanizing from below
Identity Complex: Making the Case for Multiplicity Identity Complex Making the Case for Multiplicity Michael Hames-García 2011 Fall
Rethinking ideas about identity politics and critical thought.
Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics Stare in the Darkness The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics Lester K. Spence 2011 Spring
Critiquing the true impact of hip-hop culture on politics
American Pietàs: Visions of Race, Death, and the Maternal American Pietàs Visions of Race, Death, and the Maternal Ruby C. Tapia 2011 Spring
What visual tropes of race, death, and motherhood tell us about citizenship
Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music Out of the Vinyl Deeps Ellen Willis on Rock Music Ellen Willis Nona Willis Aronowitz, Editor 2011 Spring
Rediscover the astute and passionate music writings of the pioneering rock critic for the New Yorker
Mythohistorical Interventions: The Chicano Movement and Its Legacies Mythohistorical Interventions The Chicano Movement and Its Legacies Lee Bebout 2011 Spring
The importance of myth, symbol, and image in the Chicano movement and beyond
Fallout Shelter: Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War Fallout Shelter Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War David Monteyne 2011 Spring
Tracing the partnership between architects and American civil defense officials during the Cold War
The American Dream in Vietnamese The American Dream in Vietnamese Nhi T. Lieu 2011 Spring
Fantasy, desire, and community in Vietnamese American popular culture
Henry James and the Queerness of Style Henry James and the Queerness of Style Kevin Ohi 2011 Spring
The true meaning of being fashionably late in Henry James’s late works
Developing Animals: Wildlife and Early American Photography Developing Animals Wildlife and Early American Photography Matthew Brower 2010 Fall
How the emergence of wildlife photography changed the way we think about animals
The Parent as Citizen: A Democratic Dilemma The Parent as Citizen A Democratic Dilemma Brian Duff 2010 Fall
How ideas about parenthood undermine politics
Claiming Others: Transracial Adoption and National Belonging Claiming Others Transracial Adoption and National Belonging Mark C. Jerng 2010 Fall
How transracial adoption and its history changes the way we see family, nation, and race
Suspended Animation: Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tale of Modernity Suspended Animation Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tale of Modernity Nathalie op de Beeck 2010 Fall
An innovative analysis of children’s picture books from the interwar period in America
Dream Factories of a Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema Dream Factories of a Former Colony American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema José B. Capino 2010 Fall
How the Philippine postcolonial imagination represents the American colonizer