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A Subaltern Studies Reader, 1986-1995 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.