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States of Exception: Everyday Life and Postcolonial Identity States of Exception Everyday Life and Postcolonial Identity Keya Ganguly 2000 Fall
Explores the conflict between capitalism and tradition in an immigrant community.
Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema Sure Seaters The Emergence of Art House Cinema Barbara Wilinsky 2000 Fall
An engaging look at the development of the movie theaters that introduced American audiences to the masterpieces of world cinema.
Condensing the Cold War: Reader’s Digest and American Identity Condensing the Cold War Reader’s Digest and American Identity Joanne P. Sharp 2000 Fall
Examines the ways this hugely popular magazine shaped American public opinion about the Cold War.
Further to Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment Further to Fly Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment Sheila Radford-Hill 2000 Fall
How feminism has failed African American women and why they must fight back.
Mothering without a Compass: White Mother’s Love, Black Son’s Courage Mothering without a Compass White Mother’s Love, Black Son’s Courage Becky W. Thompson 2000 Fall
A lively meditation on creating a multiracial family.
The Deathly Embrace: Orientalism and Asian American Identity The Deathly Embrace Orientalism and Asian American Identity Sheng-Mei Ma 2000 Fall
A polemical analysis of the ways Orientalism speaks through the texts of prominent Asian American writers.
Latino Metropolis Latino Metropolis Victor M. Valle and Rodolfo D. Torres 2000 Fall
A readable look at culture and politics in Los Angeles through a Latino lens.
Wall to Wall America: Post Office Murals in the Great Depression Wall to Wall America Post Office Murals in the Great Depression Karal Ann Marling 2000 Spring
The Colossus of Roads: Myth and Symbol along the American Highway The Colossus of Roads Myth and Symbol along the American Highway Karal Ann Marling 2000 Spring
A rich and lively examination of this curious and pervasive tradition.
Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero Haunts of the Black Masseur The Swimmer as Hero Charles Sprawson 2000 Spring
A lustrous examination of life in the water from Percy Bysshe Shelley to Esther Williams.
Emile de Antonio: A Reader Emile de Antonio A Reader Douglas Kellner and Dan Streible, Editors 2000 Spring
An absorbing collection of writings by and about an American original.
Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Shot in America Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema Chon A. Noriega 2000 Spring
Redefines media history through Chicano film and television.
Selling the Lower East Side: Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City Selling the Lower East Side Culture, Real Estate, and Resistance in New York City Christopher Mele 2000 Spring
Tracks the shifting views of the Lower East Side from ghetto to desirable urban niche.
Stadium Games: Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles Stadium Games Fifty Years of Big League Greed and Bush League Boondoggles Jay Weiner 2000 Spring
The inside story of one state’s struggle with professional sports.
Hollywood Goes Shopping Hollywood Goes Shopping David Desser and Garth S. Jowett, Editors 2000 Spring
A groundbreaking exploration of the profound relationship between American cinema and consumer culture.
Homeward to Zion: The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia Homeward to Zion The Mormon Migration from Scandinavia William Mulder 2000 Spring
The classic history of this emblematic moment in U.S. immigration.
America's Shadow: An Anatomy of Empire America's Shadow An Anatomy of Empire William V. Spanos 1999 Fall
Examines the mind-set of Western imperialism from its origins in the Roman Empire to the Vietnam War.
Pretty Good for a Girl: An Athlete’s Story Pretty Good for a Girl An Athlete’s Story Leslie Heywood 2000 Spring
The gripping story of one woman’s drive to win-now in paperback.
Swinging Single: Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Swinging Single Representing Sexuality in the 1960s Hilary Radner and Moya Luckett, Editors 1999 Fall
Explores the portrayal of sexuality within the popular culture, events, and films of the 1960s.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology The Limits of Multiculturalism Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology Scott Michaelsen 1999 Fall
Traces anthropology’s Native American roots.