Cultural Criticism

Free Trade in the Bermuda Triangle: . . . and Other Tales of Counterglobalization 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 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 “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 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 Waxworks A Cultural Obsession Michelle E. Bloom 2003 Spring
A provocative and wide-ranging exploration of wax as cultural metaphor
Mexican Masculinities Mexican Masculinities Robert McKee Irwin 2003 Spring
A fascinating examination of masculinity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexico
Critical Latin American and Latino Studies Critical Latin American and Latino Studies Juan Poblete, Editor 2003 Spring
Situates these dynamic disciplines within debates around globalization
World Bank Literature 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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