Cultural Criticism

The Aesthetics of Self-Invention Oscar Wilde to David Bowie Shelton Waldrep 2004 Spring

Traces the influence of Oscar Wilde as the precursor of twentieth-century artists of self-performance

Carnival Theater Uruguay’s Popular Performers and National Culture Gustavo Remedi 2003 Fall

Offers a new model for interpreting popular national culture through Uruguay’s carnival theater troupes

Free Trade in the Bermuda Triangle . . . and Other Tales of Counterglobalization Brett Neilson 2003 Fall

An alternative approach to mapping the world offers a new way to contest capitalism and globalization

Native Intelligence Aesthetics, Politics, and Postcolonial Literature Deepika Bahri 2003 Fall

A compelling reclamation of the place of aesthetics in postcolonial literature

“Am I That Name?” Feminism and the Category of “Women” in History Denise Riley 2003 Spring

A new edition of a classic work on the history of feminism

Undoing Empire Race and Nation in the Mulatto Caribbean José F. Buscaglia-Salgado 2003 Spring

A revelatory account that places mulatto experience at the center of Caribbean history

Waxworks A Cultural Obsession Michelle E. Bloom 2003 Spring

A provocative and wide-ranging exploration of wax as cultural metaphor

Mexican Masculinities Robert McKee Irwin 2003 Spring

A fascinating examination of masculinity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexico

Critical Latin American and Latino Studies Juan Poblete, Editor 2003 Spring

Situates these dynamic disciplines within debates around globalization

World Bank Literature Amitava Kumar, Editor 2002 Fall

A trailblazing interrogation of the cultural, political, and economic implications of World Bank hegemony.

The Artificial Kingdom On the Kitsch Experience Celeste Olalquiaga 2002 Fall

A cultural history of the human desire behind the emergence of kitsch.

Captive Women Oblivion and Memory in Argentina Susana Rotker 2002 Fall

An exposé of Argentina’s attempts to whitewash its national history.

Lusosex Gender and Sexuality in the Portuguese-Speaking World Susan Canty Quinlan and Fernando Arenas, Editors 2002 Fall

The first book to examine these essential issues in a Lusophone context.

Negritude Women T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting 2002 Fall

Rediscovers the crucial role that women played in the influential Negritude movement.

Gang Nation Delinquent Citizens in Puerto Rican, Chicano, and Chicana Narratives Monica Brown 2002 Spring

Explores how Latino gang culture mirrors the most destructive aspects of the American Dream through a look at novels and memoirs

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