Cultural Criticism

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.

Diasporic Mediations Between Home and Location Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan 1996 Spring

A series of meditations on the relationship between theory and practice.

Narratives of Agency Self-Making in China, India, and Japan Wimal Dissanayake, Editor 1996 Spring

A groundbreaking reconsideration of agency in Asian culture.

The Picaresque Tradition and Displacement Giancarlo Maiorino 1996 Spring

Brings the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to the study of the picaresque.

Snow on the Cane Fields Women’s Writing and Creole Subjectivity Judith Raiskin 1995 Fall

Cultural colonialism seen through the writing of English-speaking creole women.

Genealogy and Literature Rowena Lee Quinby, Editor 1995 Fall

Traditionalists insist that literature transcends culture. Others counter that it is subversive by nature. By challenging both claims, Genealogy and Literature reveals the importance of literature for understanding dominant and often violent power/knowledge relations within a given society. Contributors: Claudette Kemper Columbus, Lennard J. Davis, Simon During, Michel Foucault, Ellen J. Goldner, Tom Hayes, Kate Mehuron, Donald Mengay, Imafedia Okhamafe, Lee Quinby, José David Saldivar, and Malini Johar Schueller.

Spectacles of Realism Gender, Body, Genre Margaret Cohen and Christopher Prendergast, Editors 1995 Fall

A rethinking of realism that reveals its relevance to sexual and cultural politics.

Cultural Materialism On Raymond Williams Christopher Prendergast, Editor 1995 Spring

Widely regarded as one of the founding figures of international cultural studies, Raymond Williams is of seminal importance in rethinking the idea of culture. In tribute to his legacy, this edited volume is devoted to his theories of cultural materialism and is the most substantial and wide-ranging collection of essays on his work to be offered since his death in 1988. "Raymond Williams was the last of the great European male revolutionary socialist intellectuals born before the end of the age of Europe (1492-1945)." --Cornel West Contributors include Stanley Aronowitz, John Brenkman, Peter de Bolla, Catherine Gallagher, Stephen Heath, John Higgins, Peter Hitchcock, Cora Kaplan, David Lloyd, Robert Miklitsch, Michael Moriarty, Morag Shiach, David Simpson, Gillian Skirrow, Kenneth Surin, Paul Thomas, Gauri Viswanathan, and Cornel West.