Cultural Criticism

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Shanghai and the Edges of Empires Shanghai and the Edges of Empires Meng Yue 2005 Fall
A highly innovative investigation into Shanghai’s rise from peripheral port to urban center
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
Bear Island: The War at Sugar Point Bear Island The War at Sugar Point Gerald Vizenor 2006 Spring
An award-winning Native American writer recounts the “last Indian war” in verse
Abiding by Sri Lanka: On Peace, Place, and Postcolonality Abiding by Sri Lanka On Peace, Place, and Postcolonality Qadri Ismail 2005 Fall
A provocative account of Sri Lankan politics and representative democracies in general
Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity Hybrid Cultures Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity Nestor Garcia Canclini 2005 Spring
Examines the threats to Latin American cultural identity in a global marketplace—now with a new introduction!
Cuban Palimpsests Cuban Palimpsests José Quiroga 2005 Fall
Traces how Cuba’s revolutionary past and uncertain future collide with post–Cold War realities
Like a Loaded Weapon: The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, and the Legal History of Racism in America Like a Loaded Weapon The Rehnquist Court, Indian Rights, and the Legal History of Racism in America Robert A. Williams, Jr. 2005 Fall
Exposes the U.S. Supreme Court’s history of racism against American Indians
The People and the Word: Reading Native Nonfiction The People and the Word Reading Native Nonfiction Robert Warrior 2005 Fall
Reveals the history and impact of Native American nonfiction writing
The Backcountry and the City: Colonization and Conflict in Early America The Backcountry and the City Colonization and Conflict in Early America Edward White 2005 Fall
Calls for the rural electrification of early American studies
Blush: Faces of Shame Blush Faces of Shame Elspeth Probyn 2005 Spring
Exposes shame as a valuable emotion essential to our humanity
Filth: Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life Filth Dirt, Digust, and Modern Life William A. Cohen and Ryan Johnson, Editors 2004 Fall
What waste reveals about the culture that creates it
Cultural Residues: Chile in Transition Cultural Residues Chile in Transition Nelly Richard 2004 Fall
Reveals the cultural substrata of the transition from Chilean dictatorship
Transatlantic Topographies: Islands, Highlands, Jungles Transatlantic Topographies Islands, Highlands, Jungles Ileana Rodriguez 2004 Fall
Explores the construction of the Americas by and through European eyes
The Aesthetics of Self-Invention: Oscar Wilde to David Bowie 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 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