American Studies
Interdisciplinarity and Social Justice
Considers the past, present, and future of interdisciplinary fields motivated by concerns for social justice.
Cuban-American Literature and Art
Explores how Cuban Americans negotiate bicultural identities through cultural production.
The Other Loyalists
Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.
Caribbean Genesis
Philosophical exploration of Jamaica Kincaid’s entire literary oeuvre.
Measured Meals
Provides an alternative history of nutrition in the U.S. that focuses on the power of scientific language.
The Passionate Empiricist
Explores John Quincy Adams’s oratorical work in support of government-funded science.
By the Breath of Their Mouths
Examines the liberating power of speech and its influence on generations of Italian American writers.
Perpetual Adolescence
Explores the arrested development of American culture.
Womanist Forefathers
Traces a lineage of pro-feminist black men to two early radical proponents of female equality.
Religious Festive Practices in Boston's North End
A comprehensive cultural and historical portrait of Italian American identities in Boston’s North End.
The Gita within Walden
Looks at the connections between Thoreau’s Walden and the work that influenced it, the Bhagavad-Gita.
City of Rhetoric
Examines the relationship of civic discourse to built environments through a case study of the Cabrini Green urban revitalization project in Chicago.
Herman Melville and the American Calling
Argues that Herman Melville’s later work anticipates the resurgence of an American exceptionalist ethos underpinning the U. S.-led global “war on terror. ”
College Life through the Eyes of Students
Presents the perspectives of contemporary college students on their lives and educations.
Main Street to Mainframes
Tells the story of Poughkeepsie’s transformation from small city to urban region.
Latino Voices in New England
Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.
Locating Race
Pinpoints the limits of many current globalization theories in challenging racial oppression, and argues instead for local and situated strategies for resisting racism and imperialism.
Decadent Culture in the United States
The paradoxes of the American decadent movement in the 1890s and 1920s.
Cary Nelson and the Struggle for the University
Scholars engage the ideas and legacy of Cary Nelson in conversations about the corporate university, teaching, poetry, and activism.
Ecology and Popular Film
Ecocritical takes on popular film.
The Oprah Affect
Essays explore the broad cultural impact of Oprah’s Book Club.
Feminist Mothering
Essays explore a wide range of contemporary feminist mothering practices.
Taking South Park Seriously
Collection of scholarly essays on the wildly popular Comedy Central show.
Ain't I a Feminist?
Interview-based study of contemporary African American feminist men.
The Metrosexual
Explores the cultural significance of the metrosexual in sports.