Cultural Criticism
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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
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Native Intelligence Aesthetics, Politics, and Postcolonial Literature Deepika Bahri 2003 Fall
- A compelling reclamation of the place of aesthetics in postcolonial literature
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“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
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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
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Waxworks A Cultural Obsession Michelle E. Bloom 2003 Spring
- A provocative and wide-ranging exploration of wax as cultural metaphor
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Mexican Masculinities Robert McKee Irwin 2003 Spring
- A fascinating examination of masculinity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Mexico
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Critical Latin American and Latino Studies Juan Poblete, Editor 2003 Spring
- Situates these dynamic disciplines within debates around globalization
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World Bank Literature Amitava Kumar, Editor 2002 Fall
- A trailblazing interrogation of the cultural, political, and economic implications of World Bank hegemony.
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The Artificial Kingdom On the Kitsch Experience Celeste Olalquiaga 2002 Fall
- A cultural history of the human desire behind the emergence of kitsch.
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Captive Women Oblivion and Memory in Argentina Susana Rotker 2002 Fall
- An exposé of Argentina’s attempts to whitewash its national history.
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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.
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Negritude Women T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting 2002 Fall
- Rediscovers the crucial role that women played in the influential Negritude movement.
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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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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
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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