Cultural Criticism

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Mysore Modern: Rethinking the Region under Princely Rule Mysore Modern Rethinking the Region under Princely Rule Janaki Nair 2011 Fall
Rethinking modernity in colonial and postcolonial Indian history
Spaces between Us: Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization Spaces between Us Queer Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Decolonization Scott Morgensen 2011 Fall
Explores the intimate relationship of non-Native and Native sexual politics in the United States
The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism The Transit of Empire Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism Jodi A. Byrd 2011 Fall
Examines how “Indianness” has propagated U.S. conceptions of empire
European Others: Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe European Others Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe Fatima El-Tayeb 2011 Fall
Considers the complications of race, religion, sexuality, and gender in Europeanizing from below
Accessorizing the Body: Habits of Being I Accessorizing the Body Habits of Being I Cristina Giorcelli and Paula Rabinowitz, Editors 2011 Spring
What the smallest detail of dress reveals about gender, sexuality, race, politics, and aesthetics
The Copyright Thing Doesn’t Work Here: Adinkra and Kente Cloth and Intellectual Property in Ghana The Copyright Thing Doesn’t Work Here Adinkra and Kente Cloth and Intellectual Property in Ghana Boatema Boateng 2011 Spring
The intersection of Western intellectual property law and traditional knowledge in Africa
Beautiful Fighting Girl Beautiful Fighting Girl Saito Tamaki 2011 Spring
From Nausicaä to Sailor Moon, understanding girl heroines of manga and anime within otaku culture
Tracking Modernity: India’s Railway and the Culture of Mobility Tracking Modernity India’s Railway and the Culture of Mobility Marian Aguiar 2011 Spring
The ubiquitous railway as a symbol of the tensions of Indian modernity
Nakagami, Japan: Buraku and the Writing of Ethnicity Nakagami, Japan Buraku and the Writing of Ethnicity Anne McKnight 2011 Spring
How Japan's most canonical postwar writer brought that country's largest social minority into the mainstream
Japanese Counterculture: The Antiestablishment Art of Terayama Shūji Japanese Counterculture The Antiestablishment Art of Terayama Shūji Steven C. Ridgely 2010 Fall
Explores the significant impact of this countercultural figure of postwar Japan
Posthegemony: Political Theory and Latin America Posthegemony Political Theory and Latin America Jon Beasley-Murray 2010 Fall
A challenging new work of cultural and political theory rethinks the concept of hegemony
Lusophone Africa: Beyond Independence Lusophone Africa Beyond Independence Fernando Arenas 2010 Fall
Situates the cultures of Portuguese-speaking Africa within the postcolonial global era
The Way of Kinship: An Anthology of Native Siberian Literature The Way of Kinship An Anthology of Native Siberian Literature Alexander Vaschenko and Claude Clayton Smith, Editors 2010 Fall
Prose, poetry, and drama from Siberia—the first anthology of its kind in English
Service Economies: Militarism, Sex Work, and Migrant Labor in South Korea Service Economies Militarism, Sex Work, and Migrant Labor in South Korea Jin-kyung Lee 2010 Fall
A compelling alternative narrative of the modern ‘miracle’ of South Korea
The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast 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