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Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete Not the Triumph but the Struggle The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete Amy Bass 2004 Spring
A sweeping look at black athletes through the lens of the black power protests at the Mexico City Olympics—now in paperback!
City of Plagues: Disease, Poverty, and Deviance in San Francisco City of Plagues Disease, Poverty, and Deviance in San Francisco Susan Craddock 2004 Spring
An eye-opening discussion of the ways disease shapes urban society
Isabel Rules: Constructing Queenship, Wielding Power Isabel Rules Constructing Queenship, Wielding Power Barbara F. Weissberger 2003 Fall
A deconstruction of the strategies used to shape the image of a powerful woman ruler
Tempest in the Caribbean Tempest in the Caribbean Jonathan Goldberg 2003 Fall
Places sexuality at the center of Caribbean responses to Shakespeare’s play
Imagining a Medieval English Nation Imagining a Medieval English Nation Kathy Lavezzo, Editor 2003 Fall
The first comprehensive analysis of English national identity in the late Middle Ages
Amoral Gower: Language, Sex, and Politics Amoral Gower Language, Sex, and Politics Diane Watt 2003 Fall
An innovative reading of John Gower’s work and an exciting new approach to medieval vernacular texts
New Troy: Fantasies of Empire in the Late Middle Ages New Troy Fantasies of Empire in the Late Middle Ages Sylvia Federico 2003 Fall
Examines the political and literary uses of the Trojan legend in the medieval period
Medieval Identity Machines Medieval Identity Machines Jeffrey J. Cohen 2003 Spring
A provocative new approach to medieval culture
Arts of Possession: The Middle English Household Imaginary Arts of Possession The Middle English Household Imaginary D. Vance Smith 2002 Fall
Exposes the centrality of the household to cultural practices of the medieval period.
Increase and Multiply: Governing Cultural Reproduction in Early Modern England Increase and Multiply Governing Cultural Reproduction in Early Modern England David Glimp 2003 Spring
A wide-ranging study of the ideology of population control in early modern England
Chaucer’s Queer Nation Chaucer’s Queer Nation Glenn Burger 2002 Fall
Draws parallels between questions of identity in Chaucer’s time and our own.
American Eugenics: Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism American Eugenics Race, Queer Anatomy, and the Science of Nationalism Nancy Ordover 2003 Spring
Traces the history of eugenics ideology in the United States and its ongoing presence in contemporary life
Gender and Difference in the Middle Ages Gender and Difference in the Middle Ages Sharon Farmer and Carol Braun Pasternack, Editors 2002 Fall
Exposes complex intersections between genders and other identities in medieval cultures.
Fiction and Incarnation: Rhetoric, Theology, and Literature in the Middle Ages Fiction and Incarnation Rhetoric, Theology, and Literature in the Middle Ages Alexandre Leupin 2002 Fall
A fresh look at the relationship between theology and rhetoric.
Error, Misuse, Failure: Object Lessons from the English Renaissance Error, Misuse, Failure Object Lessons from the English Renaissance Julian Yates 2002 Fall
Explores what an object tells us about the culture that created it.