Cultural Criticism
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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
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Nazi Psychoanalysis v3 Volume III Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring
- A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought
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Nazi Psychoanalysis v2 Volume II Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring
- A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought
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Nazi Psychoanalysis v1 Volume I Laurence A. Rickels 2002 Spring
- A revolutionary new approach to the place of Nazi ideology in twentieth-century thought
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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.
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Mothering across Cultures Postcolonial Representations Angelita Reyes 2001 Fall
- A multifaceted exploration of memory, mothering, literature, and postcoloniality.
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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.