Cultural Studies
A Pedagogy of Witnessing
Explores the curating of “difficult knowledge” through the exhibition of lynching photographs in contemporary museums.
A Wizard of Their Age
A collection of student essays that captures the passionate engagement their generation brings to the Harry Potter phenomenon.
How to Escape
Passionate and rollicking personal and intellectual essays by philosopher Crispin Sartwell.
Circle of Vines
Traces the history of the New York wine industry as it evolved across the state.
The Transatlantic Gaze
Tracks the influence of Italian cinema on American film from the postwar period to the present.
Postmodernism, Traditional Cultural Forms, and African American Narratives
Examines how six writers reconfigure African American subjectivity in ways that recall postmodernist theory.
Fifties Ethnicities
Demonstrates how written and visual representations worked to construct definitions of ethnicity in midcentury America.
Virtual Intimacies
Uses ethnography and cultural analysis to track scenes of intimate connection and disconnection among gay men across an array of media sites.
Indigenous Bodies
An interdisciplinary exploration of indigenous bodies.
The Study of Judaism
Considers Jewish studies as an academic discipline from its origins to the present.
A Human Necklace
Argues that Paule Marshall’s work collectively constitutes a multigenerational saga of the African diaspora across centuries and continents.
Mutual Othering
Explores interactions between Europeans and Moroccans on both sides of the straits in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Good White People
Argues for the necessity of a new ethos for middle-class white anti-racism.
Slouching towards Gaytheism
Argues that homophobia will not be eradicated in the United States until religion is ended.
Bitter Greens
Food-based reflections on Italian food, American culture, and globalization.
Why Europe Is Lesbian and Gay Friendly (and Why America Never Will Be)
Offers an analysis of the political economy of care in order to explain how lesbian and gay citizens in Europe benefit from equality more than those in the United States.
The Prosthetic Pedagogy of Art
Uses autobiographical and cultural narratives related to art research and practice to explore, experiment, and improvise multiple correspondences between and among learners’ own lived experiences and understandings, and those of others.
Endtimes?
A groundbreaking study of ten difficult years in the life of America's most important newspaper.
Lost in Transition
Looks at the fate of Hong Kong’s unique culture since its reversion to China.
Mothering Queerly, Queering Motherhood
Provides a model for queering motherhood that resists racist, neoliberal, and hetero- or homonormative ideals of “good” mothering.
The Better Story
Illuminates the emotional significance of stories in response to racial traumas related to the Middle East.
Zines in Third Space
Develops third-space theory by engaging with zines produced by feminists and queers of color.
Valuing Diversity
Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.
The Sense of Space
A phenomenological account of spatial perception in relation to the lived body.
Conversations with Remarkable Native Americans
Entertaining and enlightening interviews with some of today’s most important Native Americans.