Cultural Criticism

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

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

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