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Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War Haunting the Korean Diaspora Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War Grace M. Cho 2008 Fall
An engrossing encounter with lingering ghosts of the Korean War
Everyone Had Cameras: Photography and Farmworkers in California, 1850–2000 Everyone Had Cameras Photography and Farmworkers in California, 1850–2000 Richard Steven Street 2008 Fall
The relationship between California farmworkers and the photographers who have documented their lives
Street Scenes: Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 1880–1924 Street Scenes Staging the Self in Immigrant New York, 1880–1924 Esther Romeyn 2008 Fall
Negotiates the complex relationship between modern urban culture and immigrant identity
The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer The Strange Case of William Mumler, Spirit Photographer Louis Kaplan 2008 Fall
The story of the birth of spirit photography and the controversy surrounding its discovery
The Great Minnesota Fish Book The Great Minnesota Fish Book Tom Dickson 2008 Fall
From walleye to bowfin to stickleback—vivid and entertaining profiles of Minnesota’s many different fishes
Choreographing the Folk: The Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston Choreographing the Folk The Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston Anthea Kraut 2008 Fall
Recovers an important dimension of the work of the renowned African American artist
The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away The Somali Diaspora A Journey Away Abdi Roble and Doug Rutledge 2008 Fall
The heartbreaking and hopeful story of Somali immigrants in America
Mr. Basketball: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA Mr. Basketball George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA Michael Schumacher 2008 Fall
The definitive biography of the Hall of Famer
American Prophecy: Race and Redemption in American Political Culture American Prophecy Race and Redemption in American Political Culture George Shulman 2008 Fall
The political meaning of prophetic language in America
If I Could Write This in Fire If I Could Write This in Fire Michelle Cliff 2008 Fall
A deeply personal meditation on history and memory, place and displacement by a major writer
Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture Conspiracy Theories Secrecy and Power in American Culture Mark Fenster 2008 Fall
The popular study of conspiracy theories and why we should pay attention—completely updated for the post-9/11 world
Amalgamation Schemes: Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism Amalgamation Schemes Antiblackness and the Critique of Multiracialism Jared Sexton 2008 Spring
Questions the ramifications of multiracialism for progressive social change
Cannibal Democracy: Race and Representation in the Literature of the Americas Cannibal Democracy Race and Representation in the Literature of the Americas Zita Nunes 2008 Spring
Cannibalism as a metaphor for racial assimilation in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil
Identity and the Failure of America: From Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror Identity and the Failure of America From Thomas Jefferson to the War on Terror John Michael 2008 Spring
Investigates the idealistic promise of American justice and equality
Jim Crow Nostalgia: Reconstructing Race in Bronzeville Jim Crow Nostalgia Reconstructing Race in Bronzeville Michelle R. Boyd 2008 Spring
An incisive analysis of racial identity in urban politics
The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration The New Nativism Proposition 187 and the Debate over Immigration Robin Dale Jacobson 2008 Spring
Challenges the role of the “race card” in contemporary politics
Taxidermic Signs: Reconstructing Aboriginality Taxidermic Signs Reconstructing Aboriginality Pauline Wakeham 2008 Spring
A fascinating study of how taxidermy reinforces racial stereotypes of aboriginality
Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice Cultural Landscapes Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice Richard Longstreth, Editor 2008 Spring
Innovative essays on establishing best practices in cultural landscape preservation.
Murder Most Modern: Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture Murder Most Modern Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture Sari Kawana 2008 Spring
Surveillance, sexuality, war, and censorship in Japanese detective fiction
Homes in the Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses of the Upper Midwest Homes in the Heartland Balloon Frame Farmhouses of the Upper Midwest Fred W. Peterson 2008 Spring
Discover the architecture and construction behind the ubiquitous farmhouses of the Midwest