Literary Criticism / Cultural Studies
New Releases
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A Critic's Journey
Ilan Stavans One of the leading voices in Latino literature writes about his life and work 6 x 9. 208 pgs. 2009
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Extreme Pursuits
Travel/Writing in an Age of Globalization Graham Huggan A provocative look at travel—both voluntary and otherwise—in an uncertain world 6 x 9. 224 pgs. 2009
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Signifying Bodies
Disability in Contemporary Life Writing G. Thomas Couser Sheds new light on the memoir boom by asking: Is the genre basically about disability? 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 5 B&W photographs. 2009
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An Angle of Vision
Women Writers on Their Poor and Working-Class Roots Edited by Lorraine M. López Uncommon perspectives by prominent women writers on class, money, family, and home 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2009
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Natural Acts
Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music Pamela Fox Hillbilly, honky-tonk, Nashville glitz, or alt.country: what makes music authentically country? 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 8 B&W photographs. 2009
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Changing the Subject
Marvin Carlson and Theatre Studies 1959-2009 Edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Roach Leading theater scholars on the major developments in their field over the past 50 years 6 x 9. 368 pgs. 37 B&W photographs. 2009
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New in Paper!
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Listening to Homer Tradition, Narrative, and Audience Ruth Scodel A discussion of how ancient Greek bards ensured that their poetry would reach audiences of various backgrounds 6 x 9. 248 pgs. 2002
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Manning the Margins
Masculinity and Writing in Seventeenth-Century France Lewis C. Seifert The first book-length study of writing, men, and masculinity in seventeenth-century France 6 x 9. 352 pgs. 2 B&W illustrations. 2009
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Parodies of Ownership
Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law Richard L. Schur An intriguing interdisciplinary examination of hip hop aesthetics 6 x 9. 256 pgs. 2009
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No Boundaries
Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement Tom Diaz An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them 6 x 9. 360 pgs. 2009
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Best Sellers
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Gathering Ground A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Editors A collection from the first ten years of Cave Canem, including work by many leading faculty and the winners of the annual Cave Canem first-book prize 6 x 9. 224 pgs. 2006
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It Joseph Roach A witty and engaging exploration of the elusive quality of charm, animal magnetism, or charisma possessed by extraordinarily interesting people through the ages 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 25 B&W illustrations. 2007
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My Body Politic A Memoir Simi Linton An irreverent memoir of one woman's personal and political journey from 1960s counterculture to disability activism 6 x 9. 256 pgs. 2005
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The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson
Harry J. Elam, Jr. An indispensable guide to the dramatic work of one of America's most important contemporary playwrights 6 x 9. 312 pgs. 16 B&W photographs in text. 2004
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The Stage Life of Props
Andrew Sofer Fresh and provocative readings of familiar stage objects provide new ways of understanding theater, dramatic literature, and culture 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 5 photographs. 2003
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The Unraveling Archive
Essays on Sylvia Plath Edited by Anita Helle Fresh perspectives that provide new readings of the life and work of one of our most celebrated poets 6 x 9. 298 pgs. 2 color illustrations, 12 B&W illustrations. 2007
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Award-Winning Books
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Architexts of Memory Literature, Science, and Autobiography Evelyne Ender Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies 6.125 x 9.25. 320 pgs. 2005
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The Darker Side of the Renaissance Literacy, Territoriality, & Colonization, 2nd Edition Walter D. Mignolo Winner of the Modern Language Association's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize 6.125 x 9.25. 488 pgs. 121 B&W photographs and line drawings, 13 tables, 5 maps. 2003
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Disability in Twentieth-Century German Culture
Carol Poore Winner: German Studies Association's prize for Best Book of 2007 Winner: Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the Modern Language Association 6 x 9.25. 432 pgs. 30 B&W photographs. 2007
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A Don't Deny My Name Words and Music and the Black Intellectual Tradition Lorenzo Thomas Winner: 2008 American Book Award given by the Before Columbus Foundation 6 x 9. 232 pgs. 2008
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Jackie Ormes The First African American Woman Cartoonist Nancy Goldstein Named a Booklist Top 10 Art Book of 2008 Named a Best Book of 2008 by the Village Voice Named an American Library Association Booklist Top 10 Biography of the Year 8.5 x 11. 240 pgs. 164 illustrations including 18 pages of color strip. 2008
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Queering Mestizaje Transculturation and Performance Alicia Arrizón Winner of the Outstanding Book Award for 2008 from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Co-winner of the 2007 Modern Language Association Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies 6 x 9. 256 pgs. 29 illustrations. 2006
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Russia's Legal Fictions
Harriet Murav Winner: Modern Language Association's 1999 Scaglione Prize for Studies in Slavic Languages and Literatures 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 2008
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