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The Undocumented Everyday: Migrant Lives and the Politics of Visibility The Undocumented Everyday Migrant Lives and the Politics of Visibility Rebecca M. Schreiber 2018 Spring
Examining how undocumented migrants are using film, video, and other documentary media to challenge surveillance, detention, and deportation
The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games: Why Gaming Culture Is the Worst The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games Why Gaming Culture Is the Worst Christopher Paul 2018 Spring
An avid gamer and sharp media critic explains meritocracy’s negative contribution to video game culture—and what can be done about it
The Modernist Corpse: Posthumanism and the Posthumous The Modernist Corpse Posthumanism and the Posthumous Erin E. Edwards 2018 Spring
An unconventional take on the corpse challenges traditional conceptions of who—and what—counts as human while offering bold insights into the modernist project
Historic Capital: Preservation, Race, and Real Estate in Washington, D.C. Historic Capital Preservation, Race, and Real Estate in Washington, D.C. Cameron Logan 2017 Fall
A chronicle of historic preservation’s profound impact on Washington, D.C., highlighting the major changes urban revitalization has made on American cities
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity Black on Both Sides A Racial History of Trans Identity C. Riley Snorton 2017 Fall
Uncovering the overlapping histories of blackness and trans identity from the nineteenth century to the present day
The River Is in Us: Fighting Toxics in a Mohawk Community The River Is in Us Fighting Toxics in a Mohawk Community Elizabeth Hoover 2017 Fall
The riveting story of the Mohawk community that fought back against the contamination of its lands
When the Hills Are Gone: Frac Sand Mining and the Struggle for Community When the Hills Are Gone Frac Sand Mining and the Struggle for Community Thomas W. Pearson 2017 Fall
An overlooked part of fracking’s environmental impact becomes a window into the activists and industrial interests fighting for the future of energy production—and the fate of rural communities
Writing Human Rights: The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color Writing Human Rights The Political Imaginaries of Writers of Color Crystal Parikh 2017 Fall
Reading works by American writers of color through the lens of human rights
Lewd Looks: American Sexploitation Cinema in the 1960s Lewd Looks American Sexploitation Cinema in the 1960s Elena Gorfinkel 2017 Fall
The untold story of the American sexploitation film—a major development in screen sex in the decade before “porno chic”
Stomping the Blues Stomping the Blues Albert Murray 2017 Fall
The 40th anniversary edition of a landmark study of blues and jazz by one of America’s premier essayists and novelists
UW Struggle: When a State Attacks Its University UW Struggle When a State Attacks Its University Chuck Rybak 2018 Spring
A Wisconsin story that serves as a national warning
Fats Waller Fats Waller Maurice Waller and Anthony Calabrese 2017 Fall
The exuberant life and times of a jazz giant with an unmatched zest for life and music
A Shadow over Palestine: The Imperial Life of Race in America A Shadow over Palestine The Imperial Life of Race in America Keith P. Feldman 2017 Fall
How Israel and Palestine shaped the post–World War II politics of race in the United States
Subprime Health: Debt and Race in U.S. Medicine Subprime Health Debt and Race in U.S. Medicine Nadine Ehlers and Leslie R. Hinkson, Editors 2017 Fall
Moving beyond discussions of racial genomics, an interdisciplinary exploration of race-based medicine
Voices of Rondo: Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community Voices of Rondo Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community 2017 Fall
A look at the historic Rondo neighborhood of Saint Paul through the eyes of thirty-three former residents—back in print
A Third University Is Possible A Third University Is Possible la paperson 2017 Spring
Uncovering the decolonizing ghost in the colonizing machine
Who Writes for Black Children?: African American Children’s Literature before 1900 Who Writes for Black Children? African American Children’s Literature before 1900 Katharine Capshaw and Anna Mae Duane, Editors 2017 Spring
Innovative essays that challenge us to imagine African American children’s literature during the slavery and reconstruction eras
So Famous and So Gay: The Fabulous Potency of Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein So Famous and So Gay The Fabulous Potency of Truman Capote and Gertrude Stein Jeff Solomon 2017 Spring
How and why, in a time of homophobia and closeted homosexuality, did two openly gay writers become mass-market celebrities?
White Birch, Red Hawthorn: A Memoir White Birch, Red Hawthorn A Memoir Nora Murphy 2017 Spring
A personal investigation into the multigenerational cost of immigration and genocide in the American heartland
Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary Sexography Sex Work in Documentary Nicholas de Villiers 2017 Spring
A bold challenge to rethink the ways we view sex work and documentary film