Cultural Criticism
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Culture Works The Political Economy of Culture Richard Maxwell, Editor 2001 Fall
- Tears down the imaginary walls separating culture, economics, and politics.
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Moving Lives Twentieth-Century Women’s Travel Writing Sidonie Smith 2001 Spring
- An engaging look at women writing on the go-and what they tell us about female identity.
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The Case of California Laurence A. Rickels 2001 Spring
- A cult classic that explores the concept of “California”, now back in print!
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The Rigoberta Menchú Controversy Arturo Arias, Editor 2001 Spring
- A balanced appraisal of the bitter debate surrounding the autobiography of Guatemala’s 1992 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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Consumers and Citizens Globalization and Multicultural Conflicts Nestor Garcia Canclini 2001 Spring
- An essential analysis of the ways consumerism and globalization intersect with political power.
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Mothering without a Compass White Mother’s Love, Black Son’s Courage Becky W. Thompson 2000 Fall
- A lively meditation on creating a multiracial family.
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Victorian Afterlife Postmodern Culture Rewrites the Nineteenth Century John Kucich and Dianne F. Sadoff, Editors 2000 Fall
- A foundational look at contemporary uses of the Victorian and the presence of the past in postmodern culture.
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What Is Africa’s Problem? Yoweri K. Museveni Elizabeth Kanyogonya, Editor 2000 Spring
- The president of Uganda addresses key questions about Africa’s future.
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French Resistance The French-American Culture Wars Jean-Philippe Mathy 2000 Spring
- An original look at the intellectual issues that divide—and unite—these two republics.
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Acting Out in Groups Laurence A. Rickels, Editor 1999 Fall
- Examines outrageous public behavior and what it can tell us about cultural and political change.
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Red on Red Native American Literary Separatism Craig S. Womack and Hans Aarsleff 1999 Fall
- An entertaining and enlightening proposal for a new way to read Native American literature.
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Black Body Women, Colonialism, and Space Radhika Mohanram 1999 Fall
- Asserts the centrality of space to racial identity.
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The Vampire Lectures Laurence A. Rickels 1999 Fall
- A wild and wide-ranging “psycho-history” of the vampire.
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With Other Eyes Looking at Race and Gender in Visual Culture Lisa Bloom, Editor 1999 Fall
- Challenges the politics of gender and race underlying the practice of art history.
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Latin Americanism Román de la Campa 1999 Spring
- Analyzes the way North American academics have constructed Latin America.