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Who Speaks for Margaret Garner? 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.
The Other Emerson The Other Emerson Branka Arsić and Cary Wolfe, Editors 2010 Fall
New readings of Ralph Waldo Emerson that reclaim his work for philosophy
Service Economies: Militarism, Sex Work, and Migrant Labor in South Korea Service Economies Militarism, Sex Work, and Migrant Labor in South Korea Jin-kyung Lee 2010 Fall
A compelling alternative narrative of the modern ‘miracle’ of South Korea
The Contours of America’s Cold War The Contours of America’s Cold War Matthew Farish 2010 Fall
How new ideas of space contributed to a broad mobilization of American power
A Black Soldier’s Story: The Narrative of Ricardo Batrell and the Cuban War of Independence A Black Soldier’s Story The Narrative of Ricardo Batrell and the Cuban War of Independence Ricardo Batrell 2010 Fall
The autobiographical account of an Afro-Cuban soldier who fought in the Cuban War of Independence—available in English for the first time
The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast The Common Pot The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast Lisa Brooks 2008 Fall
Illuminates the significance of writing to colonial-era Native American resistance
Yellow Future: Oriental Style in Hollywood Cinema Yellow Future Oriental Style in Hollywood Cinema Jane Chi Hyun Park 2010 Fall
Tracing the significance of oriental style in contemporary Hollywood cinema
Queer Twin Cities Queer Twin Cities Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project Kevin P. Murphy, Jennifer L. Pierce and Larry Knopp, Editors 2010 Fall
A pioneering look at the queer history, politics, and spaces of the Twin Cities
This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount This Is Not Florida How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount Jay Weiner 2010 Fall
The behind-the-scenes story of the historic Franken-Coleman Minnesota Senate recount
The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of an American City The Dallas Myth The Making and Unmaking of an American City Harvey J. Graff 2010 Fall
An unconventional—and critical—examination of ‘the city with no past’
Navigating the African Diaspora: The Anthropology of Invisibility Navigating the African Diaspora The Anthropology of Invisibility Donald Martin Carter 2010 Spring
Diaspora seen through the lenses of political economy and cultural production
Removing Mountains: Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields Removing Mountains Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 2010 Fall
Coal country lives in southern West Virginia
Toward a Sociology of the Trace Toward a Sociology of the Trace Herman Gray and Macarena Gómez-Barris, Editors 2010 Fall
Questions national identity by investigating the creation of memory and meaning
Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders: Homeless in San Francisco Hobos, Hustlers, and Backsliders Homeless in San Francisco Teresa Gowan 2010 Spring
A powerful ethnographic account of life on the streets in San Francisco
The Divided World: Human Rights and Its Violence The Divided World Human Rights and Its Violence Randall Williams 2010 Spring
Examines why some people are deemed worthy of human rights and others are not
North Country: The Making of Minnesota North Country The Making of Minnesota Mary Lethert Wingerd 2010 Spring
The untold history of how the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe became the State of Minnesota
Bad for Democracy: How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Bad for Democracy How the Presidency Undermines the Power of the People Dana D. Nelson 2010 Spring
Voting for the president is not enough—a bold call to reclaim democracy
Into the Interior Into the Interior Michelle Cliff 2010 Spring
In her previous novels, Michelle Cliff explored potent themes of colonialism, race, myth, and identity with rare intelligence, lyrical intensity, and a profound sense of both history and place. Into the Interior is her most intimate, courageous work of fiction yet, a searing and ultimately moving reflection on the legacy of empire and the restless search for a feeling of belonging.
Memory of Trees: A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm Memory of Trees A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm Gayla Marty 2013 Spring
An evocative memoir of life on a dairy farm in Minnesota’s St. Croix Valley
Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians out of Existence in New England Firsting and Lasting Writing Indians out of Existence in New England Jean M. O’Brien 2010 Spring
Tracing the origins of the persistent myth of the vanishing Indian