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FirstDays of the Year Helene Cixous 1998 Spring

A searching meditation on “authorship” by an eminent theorist.

Cosmopolitics Thinking and Feeling beyond the Nation Pheng Cheah and Bruce Robbins, Editors 1998 Spring

Eminent contributors look at the present and future of cosmopolitanism and its relationship to nationalism.

Technologies of Truth Cultural Citizenship and the Popular Media Toby Miller 1997 Fall

Offers an original and refreshing discussion of the media’s effect on everyday culture.

Generations Academic Feminists in Dialogue Devoney Looser and E. Ann Kaplan, Editors 1997 Fall

Explores the conflicts and challenges facing older and younger feminist scholars.

A Subaltern Studies Reader, 1986-1995 Ranajit Guha, Editor 1997 Fall

A new collection from the founders of postcolonial studies

Politics of the Visible Writing Women, Culture, and Fascism Robin Pickering-Iazzi 1997 Spring

Reading works by women of the Italian fascist period, Pickering-Iazzi shows how they used writing to refute stereotypes that were imposed on them by the fascist regime and continue to be accepted and perpetuated into our day.

Will Teach for Food Academic Labor in Crisis Cary Nelson, Editor 1997 Spring

A compelling examination of the human cost of today’s corporate colleges and universities.

Dangerous Liaisons Gender, Nation, and Postcolonial Perspectives Anne McClintock, Aamir Mufti and Ella Shohat, Editors 1997 Spring

The first collection to emphasize the complex interaction between gender and postcoloniality.

Hong Kong Culture and the Politics of Disappearance Ackbar Abbas 1997 Spring

A consideration of what the culture of Hong Kong tells us about the state of the world at the fin-de-siècle.

Political Correctness A Response from the Cultural Left Richard Feldstein and Teresa Brennan 1996 Fall

A hard-hitting assessment of the way the Right has used this divisive issue.

Women, Guerrillas, and Love Understanding War in Central America Ileana Rodriguez 1996 Fall

Offers readings of Latin American “politically committed” literature.

Identity Papers Contested Nationhood in Twentieth-Century France Steven Ungar and Tom Conley, Editors 1996 Fall

Examines the interplay of national identity and cultural practices in France today.

A Hunger so Wide and so Deep A Multiracial View of Women’s Eating Problems Becky W. Thompson 1996 Fall

A new feminist classic--now in paper!

Bodies and Biases Sexualities in Hispanic Cultures and Literatures David Foster and Roberto Reis, Editors 1996 Spring

A bold look at representations of sexual behavior in Hispanic culture.

Postcolonial Subjects Francophone Women Writers Mary Jean Green, Karen Gould, Micheline Rice-Maximin, Jack A. Yeager and Keith L. Walker, Editors 1996 Spring

Explores French-language writing by women outside France.

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