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Catching Hell in the City of Angels: Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles Catching Hell in the City of Angels Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles João Costa Vargas 2006 Spring
A gripping account of South Central Los Angeles from the inside
Pure Beauty: Judging Race in Japanese American Beauty Pageants Pure Beauty Judging Race in Japanese American Beauty Pageants Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain 2006 Fall
Examines the question, Who is Japanese American?
Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy Pink Ribbons, Inc. Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy Samantha King 2008 Spring
Challenges the corporatization of the search for a breast cancer cure
When America Became Suburban When America Became Suburban Robert A. Beauregard 2006 Fall
Understanding the consequences of the decline of cities and the rise of the American suburb
Transgender Rights Transgender Rights Paisley Currah, Richard M. Juang and Shannon Price Minter, Editors 2006 Fall
The first comprehensive work on the transgender civil rights movement
The Ruptures of American Capital: Women of Color Feminism and the Culture of Immigrant Labor The Ruptures of American Capital Women of Color Feminism and the Culture of Immigrant Labor Grace Kyungwon Hong 2006 Spring
An incisive and far-reaching account of how race and gender reveal the fissures of capitalist society
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History Our Fire Survives the Storm A Cherokee Literary History Daniel Heath Justice 2005 Fall
Asserts the strength and diversity of Cherokee identity through its rich literary tradition
Urban Nightmares: The Media, the Right, and the Moral Panic over the City Urban Nightmares The Media, the Right, and the Moral Panic over the City Steve Macek 2006 Spring
A hard-hitting look at the role of right-wing ideologues and the mass media in demonizing urban America
Incorporations: Race, Nation, and the Body Politics of Capital Incorporations Race, Nation, and the Body Politics of Capital Eva Cherniavsky 2006 Spring
An exploration of race, Hollywood, and the commodification of the body
Troubling Minds: The Cultural Politics of Genius in the United States, 1840–1890 Troubling Minds The Cultural Politics of Genius in the United States, 1840–1890 Gustavus Stadler 2006 Spring
Revitalizes the concept of genius through an examination of its nineteenth-century origins
Making Easy Listening: Material Culture and Postwar American Recording Making Easy Listening Material Culture and Postwar American Recording Tim J. Anderson 2005 Fall
The history of commercial, economic, and aesthetic forces in the music industry
Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle Demonic Grounds Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle Katherine McKittrick 2006 Spring
Explores how black women’s geographies are meaningful sites of political opposition
Mestizaje: Critical Uses of Race in Chicano Culture Mestizaje Critical Uses of Race in Chicano Culture Rafael Pérez-Torres 2005 Fall
A major reassessment of how mixed-race identity affects Chicano culture and politics
Sex Objects: Art and the Dialectics of Desire Sex Objects Art and the Dialectics of Desire Jennifer Doyle 2006 Spring
Complicates the role sex plays in art—from the scandalous to the absurd
Legacy of Violence: Lynch Mobs and Executions in Minnesota Legacy of Violence Lynch Mobs and Executions in Minnesota John D. Bessler 2006 Spring
The first comprehensive history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions in Minnesota
Household Words: bloomers, sucker, bombshell, scab, nigger, cyber Household Words bloomers, sucker, bombshell, scab, nigger, cyber Stephanie A. Smith 2005 Fall
An enlightening study of six words whose meanings are mistakenly understood to be “common sense”
Forced Passages: Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and the U.S. Prison Regime Forced Passages Imprisoned Radical Intellectuals and the U.S. Prison Regime Dylan Rodríguez 2005 Fall
Uncovers the growing intellectual and political impact of post-1970s U.S. prison culture
Andy Kaufman: Wrestling with the American Dream Andy Kaufman Wrestling with the American Dream Florian Keller 2005 Fall
An original reading of the controversial and combative performer as exploding the myth of the American dream
Hard-Boiled Masculinities Hard-Boiled Masculinities Christopher Breu 2005 Fall
Strips the veneer of the tough guy in modern American culture
American Exposures: Photography and Community in the Twentieth Century American Exposures Photography and Community in the Twentieth Century Louis Kaplan 2005 Fall
A fascinating analysis of how photographers image and imagine American communities