American Culture
Invented Lives, Imagined Communities
How Hollywood biopics both showcase and modify various notions of what it means to be an American.
Oklahomo
Uses the state of Oklahoma as a case study for how US conservatives have attempted to unqueer America since the 1950’s.
Living Sufism in North America
Offers an overview of Sufism in North America.
New World Dharma
Interviews and profiles of spiritual and cultural figures influenced by Buddhism.
The Sitcom Reader, Second Edition
Updated version of an engaging overview of the television situation comedy.
Buddhism beyond Borders
Explores facets of North American Buddhism while taking into account the impact of globalization and increasing interconnectivity.
Delicious December
Food and history combine in this exploration of the Dutch influence on American holiday traditions. Includes more than one hundred easy-to-make holiday recipes.
Repositioning Race
Examines the progress of and obstacles faced by African Americans in twenty-first-century America.
American Dolorologies
Offers a critical history of the role of pain, suffering, and compassion in democratic culture.
Twenty West
Traces the route, history, and geography of US 20, America’s longest road.
Fifties Ethnicities
Demonstrates how written and visual representations worked to construct definitions of ethnicity in midcentury America.
Bitter Greens
Food-based reflections on Italian food, American culture, and globalization.
Thinking through Thomas Merton
Considers the legacy of Thomas Merton and his relevance for contemporary times.
Love, Rōshi
Robert Baker Aitken’s correspondence with Buddhist sympathizers and solo practitioners reveals a significant, little-understood aspect of American Buddhism.
After Artest
Explores how the NBA moved to govern black players and the expression of blackness after the “Palace Brawl” of 2004.
American Exceptionalisms
Wide ranging, interdisciplinary look at the emergence and persistence of the concept of American Exceptionalism in US culture and history.
We Used to Own the Bronx
An inside story of privilege, inherited wealth, and the bizarre values and customs of the American upper crust.
American Buddhism as a Way of Life
Explores a range of Buddhist perspectives in a distinctly American context.
Measured Meals
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
Constructing the Nation
Philosophers and social theorists of color examine how racism can creep into defensive forms of nationalism.
Perpetual Adolescence
Explores the arrested development of American culture.
Do Voters Look to the Future?
Argues in favor of a different model of voting behavior.
New York Sings
New York's fascinating history as presented in song.
Three Documentary Filmmakers
Uses new critical approaches to demonstrate deep affinities in these vastly different filmmakers’ philosophies on film, fantasy, and reality.
Digital Diaspora
Traces the rise of black participation in cyberspace.