Unraveling the intertwined histories of Latino radicalism and religion in urban America, this book examines how Latino activists transformed churches into staging grounds for protest against urban renewal and displacement.
Offers readings of the works of five Contemporaneos - Salvador Novo, Xavier Villaurrutia, Agustin Lazo, Guadalupe Marin, and Jorge... Læs mere
In the postwar era, the police procedural series Dragnet informed Americans on the workings of the criminal justice system and instructed them in their responsibilities as citizens.
A moving memoir exploring how a poet found support and revival through Dolly Parton’s music and story.
A Palestinian girl travels to the past in a magical quest to save the world.
A thorough examination of the political and economic exploitation of Latinx subjects, migrants, and workers through the lens of Latinx literature, photography, and film.
Southern wetlands, with their moss-draped trees and dark water obscuring mysteries below, are eerily beautiful places, home to ghost stories and haunting, ethereal light. The newest... Læs mere
An insider’s look at how Chicago’s underground music industry transformed indie rock in the 1990s.
A powerful novel about interpersonal and systemic violence, examined through the lens of a relationship between an anxious middle-class Omani artist and the Ethiopian domestic worker she hires.
A contemplative exploration of cultural representations of Mexican American fathers in contemporary media.
A compelling chronicle of economic, political, and social development in Cuenca.
How century-long arguments about The Birth of a Nation have profoundly shaped ideas about film, race, and art.