American Studies

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

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 Nhi T. Lieu 2011 Spring

Fantasy, desire, and community in Vietnamese American popular culture

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 Matthew Brower 2010 Fall

How the emergence of wildlife photography changed the way we think about animals

The Parent as Citizen A Democratic Dilemma Brian Duff 2010 Fall

How ideas about parenthood undermine politics

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 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 José B. Capino 2010 Fall

How the Philippine postcolonial imagination represents the American colonizer

Who Speaks for Margaret Garner? Mark Reinhardt 2010 Fall

A fascinating documentary history of the fugitive slave case that captivated the nation—and inspired Toni Morrison’s acclaimed novel Beloved.

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