Cultural Criticism

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

The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism Estelle Tarica 2008 Spring

A timely examination of narratives of interethnic intimacy in twentieth-century Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru

Murder Most Modern Detective Fiction and Japanese Culture Sari Kawana 2008 Spring

Surveillance, sexuality, war, and censorship in Japanese detective fiction

Cuban Currency The Dollar and “Special Period” Fiction Esther Whitfield 2007 Fall

Explores the nostalgic fetishization of Cuban culture

Sinographies Writing China Eric Hayot, Haun Saussy and Steven G. Yao, Editors 2007 Fall

A new critical model for understanding China and its role in Western literary and political life

The Postcolonial and the Global Revathi Krishnaswamy and John C. Hawley, Editors 2007 Fall

Connects postcolonial and global discourses in the humanities and social sciences

Imperial White Race, Diaspora, and the British Empire Radhika Mohanram 2007 Fall

Analyzing whiteness in nineteenth-century British colonialism from India to Britain to Australia and New Zealand

The Third Space of Sovereignty The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations Kevin Bruyneel 2007 Fall

The struggle between indigenous resistance and American colonialism—within its own borders

Bandits, Captives, Heroines, and Saints Cultural Icons of Mexico’s Northwest Borderlands Robert McKee Irwin 2007 Spring

Reinvigorates the mythic figures of Mexico’s anomalous zone

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