Cultural Criticism

The Common Pot The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast Lisa Brooks 2008 Fall

Illuminates the significance of writing to colonial-era Native American resistance

Couture and Consensus Fashion and Politics in Postcolonial Argentina Regina A. Root 2010 Spring

The intersection of fashion and politics in nineteenth-century Argentina

X-Marks Native Signatures of Assent Scott Richard Lyons 2010 Spring

A provocative and deeply personal exploration of contemporary Indian identity, nationalism, and modernity

The Mishomis Book The Voice of the Ojibway Edward Benton-Banai 2010 Fall

For young readers, the collected wisdom and traditions of Ojibway elders

Queer Ricans Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes 2009 Spring

Seeing the diversity in Puerto Rico’s gay and lesbian communities in the United States

The Reification of Desire Toward a Queer Marxism Kevin Floyd 2009 Spring

A new theoretical approach to the relationship between Marxism and queer studies

Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong Paul Chaat Smith 2009 Spring

Forceful and eloquent essays on the American Indian in culture and history

A Call for Heresy Why Dissent Is Vital to Islam and America Anouar Majid 2009 Spring

Confronting the fundamentalism that afflicts both Islam and the United States through traditions of dissent

Otaku Japan’s Database Animals Hiroki Azuma 2009 Spring

A publishing event—the highly influential best seller in Japan translated into English

Territory of Desire Representing the Valley of Kashmir Ananya Jahanara Kabir 2009 Spring

Moves beyond traditional analysis to understand the conflict over Kashmir

The Modernity of Sanskrit Simona Sawhney 2008 Fall

A convincing argument for the modern significance of Sanskrit literature

The Somali Diaspora A Journey Away Abdi Roble and Doug Rutledge 2008 Fall

The heartbreaking and hopeful story of Somali immigrants in America

Drunk the Night Before An Anatomy of Intoxication Marty Roth 2008 Fall

Exposes the secret history of drink, from creative stimulant to addictive poison

The Truth About Stories A Native Narrative Thomas King 2008 Fall

Illuminates the relationship between storytelling and the Native North American experience

Argentina Stories for a Nation Amy K. Kaminsky 2008 Spring

The many meanings “Argentina” holds both within and beyond its borders

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