Cultural Criticism
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A Subaltern Studies Reader, 1986-1995 Ranajit Guha, Editor 1997 Fall
- A new collection from the founders of postcolonial studies
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Women, Guerrillas, and Love Understanding War in Central America Ileana Rodriguez 1996 Fall
- Offers readings of Latin American “politically committed” literature.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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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Diasporic Mediations Between Home and Location Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan 1996 Spring
- A series of meditations on the relationship between theory and practice.
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Narratives of Agency Self-Making in China, India, and Japan Wimal Dissanayake, Editor 1996 Spring
- A groundbreaking reconsideration of agency in Asian culture.
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The Picaresque Tradition and Displacement Giancarlo Maiorino 1996 Spring
- Brings the insights of contemporary literary and cultural theory to the study of the picaresque.
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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.