American Studies

Diane Arbus’s 1960s Auguries of Experience Frederick Gross 2012 Spring

Looking past the myth of Diane Arbus to the depth of her achievement within the artistic, intellectual, and social currents of the 1960s

West of Center Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965–1977 Elissa Auther and Adam Lerner, Editors 2011 Fall

Recovering the art and lifestyle of the counterculture in the American West in the 1960s and ’70s

Debates in the Digital Humanities Matthew K. Gold, Editor 2012 Spring

Leading figures in the digital humanities explore the field’s rapid revolution

Represent and Destroy Rationalizing Violence in the New Racial Capitalism Jodi Melamed 2011 Fall

A stinging critique of the link between global capitalism and U.S. multiculturalisms

Governing the Wild Ecotours of Power Stephanie Rutherford 2011 Fall

Shows how iconic representations of nature—from museum to theme park—define our ideas about saving the natural world

Freud in Oz At the Intersections of Psychoanalysis and Children’s Literature Kenneth B. Kidd 2011 Fall

Shows how the acceptance of psychoanalysis owes a notable debt to the rise of “kid lit”

Spaces between Us Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization Scott Morgensen 2011 Fall

Explores the intimate relationship of non-Native and Native sexual politics in the United States

Body and Soul The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination Alondra Nelson 2013 Fall

The legacy of the Black Panther Party’s commitment to community health care, a central aspect of its fight for social justice

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

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

The Transit of Empire Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism Jodi A. Byrd 2011 Fall

Examines how “Indianness” has propagated U.S. conceptions of empire

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

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

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 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 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 Lester K. Spence 2011 Spring

Critiquing the true impact of hip-hop culture on politics

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 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 Lee Bebout 2011 Spring

The importance of myth, symbol, and image in the Chicano movement and beyond

University of Minnesota Press