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Where Does It Happen?: John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point Where Does It Happen? John Cassavetes and Cinema at the Breaking Point George Kouvaros 2004 Spring
Establishes the critical place in film history of maverick filmmaker Cassavetes
Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete Not the Triumph but the Struggle The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete Amy Bass 2004 Spring
A sweeping look at black athletes through the lens of the black power protests at the Mexico City Olympics—now in paperback!
Listening In: Radio and the American Imagination Listening In Radio and the American Imagination Susan J. Douglas 2004 Spring
The powerful effect of radio on American culture from Big Band music to Top 40 to conservative talk radio—now back in print!
Skeptical Feminism: Activist Theory, Activist Practice Skeptical Feminism Activist Theory, Activist Practice Carolyn Dever 2003 Fall
A clarion call for a new approach to feminist thought
The Colonizing Trick: National Culture and Imperial Citizenship in Early America The Colonizing Trick National Culture and Imperial Citizenship in Early America David Kazanjian 2003 Fall
An illuminating look at the concepts of race, nation, and equality in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America
Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique Aberrations in Black Toward a Queer of Color Critique Roderick A. Ferguson 2003 Fall
A hard-hitting look at the regulation of sexual difference and its role in circumscribing African American culture
Whale! Whale! Kim Evans 2003 Fall
An entirely fresh approach to Moby Dick, by way of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Hollywood Outsiders: The Adaptation of the Film Industry, 1913-1934 Hollywood Outsiders The Adaptation of the Film Industry, 1913-1934 Anne Morey 2003 Fall
An innovative approach to the relationship between filmmaking and society during Hollywood’s golden age
What's My Name: Black Vernacular Intellectuals What's My Name Black Vernacular Intellectuals Grant Farred 2003 Fall
Understanding the full complexity of the black experience through the intellectual achievements of pop culture personalities
Powerline: The First Battle of America’s Energy War Powerline The First Battle of America’s Energy War Paul Wellstone and Barry M. Casper 2003 Fall
The inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion
Abolition’s Public Sphere Abolition’s Public Sphere Robert Fanuzzi 2003 Spring
An innovative analysis of the Enlightenment’s effects on the anti-slavery movement
How the Rural Poor Got Power: Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer How the Rural Poor Got Power Narrative of a Grass-Roots Organizer Paul Wellstone 2003 Fall
The gripping story behind Paul Wellstone’s progressive legacy
Double Cross: Japanese Americans in Black and White Chicago Double Cross Japanese Americans in Black and White Chicago Jacalyn D. Harden 2003 Spring
Examines relations between peoples of color to offer a compelling new approach to understanding race in America
Built to Win: The Female Athlete as Cultural Icon Built to Win The Female Athlete as Cultural Icon Leslie Heywood and Shari L. Dworkin 2003 Spring
A timely look at the rise of women in sports
In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition In the Break The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition Fred Moten 2003 Spring
Investigates the connections between jazz, sexual identity, and radical black politics
Ethnography at the Border Ethnography at the Border Pablo Vila, Editor 2003 Spring
An illuminating account of life at the U.S.-Mexico border
Love Rules: Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class Love Rules Silent Hollywood and the Rise of the Managerial Class Mark Garrett Cooper 2003 Spring
Traces the surprising connections between silent films and the rise of bureaucracy
Thicker than Blood: How Racial Statistics Lie Thicker than Blood How Racial Statistics Lie Tukufu Zuberi 2003 Spring
A hard-hitting investigation of the racist uses of statistics—now in paperback!
Sport: A Novel Sport A Novel Mick Cochrane 2003 Spring
A nostalgic story about a Minnesota boy’s search for belonging in a complex world
American Eugenics: Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism American Eugenics Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism Nancy Ordover 2003 Spring
Traces the history of eugenics ideology in the United States and its ongoing presence in contemporary life