Cultural Criticism

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

Lying on the Postcolonial Couch The Idea of Indifference Rukmini Bhaya Nair 2002 Spring

Exposes the complicity of language and its uses in the colonial project

Museum Politics Power Plays at the Exhibition Timothy W. Luke 2002 Spring

The first sustained critique of the ways museum exhibits shape cultural assumptions and political values

Nazi Psychoanalysis v3 Volume III Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring

A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought

Nazi Psychoanalysis v2 Volume II Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring

A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought

Nazi Psychoanalysis v1 Volume I Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring

A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought

A Queer Mother for the Nation The State and Gabriela Mistral Licia Fiol-Matta 2001 Fall

A forceful new view of the complex nexus of feminism and power.

Mothering across Cultures Postcolonial Representations Angelita Reyes 2001 Fall

A multifaceted exploration of memory, mothering, literature, and postcoloniality.

On Your Marx Relinking Socialism and the Left Randy Martin 2001 Fall

Reclaims Marx for today through a fundamental reconsideration of how his works should be read.

Scenes from Postmodern Life Beatriz Sarlo 2001 Fall

A celebrated critic offers a refreshing engagement with the politics of global culture.

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