American Studies: Recent submissions
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Rev. of Between Washington and Jerusalem, by Wolf Blitzer
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of American Pottery
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of Sculpture in Wichita (review of installation)
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of Winslow Homer Watercolors (New Haven: Yale U. Press, 1986), by Helen A Cooper
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of What Time is This Place? by Marie E. Freeman
(University of Kansas, 1987) -
Rev. of American Folk Art: Expressions of a New Spirit, by the staff of the Museum of Folk Art, N.Y. City
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of Magazines of the American South (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1986), by Sam G. Riley
(University of Kansas, 1986) -
Rev. of Melville's Classical Allusions: A Comprehensive Index and Glossary, by Gail Coffler
(University of Kansas, 1987) -
Rev. of National Inventory of Documentary Sources
(University of Kansas, 1987) -
Rev. of Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Houghton Library, Harvard University
(University of Kansas, 1987) -
Rev. of Treasures from the National Museum of American Art, by William Kloss
(University of Kansas, 1987) -
Rev. of The New England Conscience, by Austin Warren
(University of Kansas, 1966) -
Rev. of Henry Miller, by George Wickes
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Real, Truly Live Places: Notes toward the Queer Uncanny
(University of Kansas, 2011-08-31)This dissertation problematizes contemporary ideas of epistemological dependability and advances queer theory's critique of heteronormativity by reading the psychoanalytic concept of the uncanny in conjunction with the ... -
Steeped in Rhetoric: Digital Populism and the Tea Party Movement
(University of Kansas, 2011-04-26)Though politically disparate and hard to quantify, one of the binding elements of the Tea Party Movement is Internet Communication Technology, or new media. Social media, online discussion boards, blogs, and other forms ... -
Understanding 'It': Affective Authenticity, Space, and the Phish Scene
(University of Kansas, 2011-04-26)"Understanding It: Affective Authenticity, Space, and the Phish Scene" is an ethnographic study of "scene identity" around the contemporary rock band Phish. Utilizing data generated from six years of ethnographic fieldwork, ... -
"Pray Not for this People for Their Good": Westboro Baptist Church, the Religious Right, and American Nationalism
(University of Kansas, 2010-12-17)Westboro Baptist Church, a small Topeka, Kansas-based church pastored by Fred Phelps, came to national attention for members' pickets of the funerals of gay people but has prompted continued public outrage because of pickets ... -
Reading Cook-Lynn: Anti-Colonialism, Cultural Resistance, and Native Empowerment
(University of Kansas, 2010-12-17)This work is an intellectual history and cultural study of Cook-Lynn's scholarship and other writings. Most scholars who discuss United States imperialism often prioritize its overseas activities and reduce the colonization ... -
Patrolling the homefront: The emotional labor of Army wives volunteering in Family Readiness Groups
(University of Kansas, 2010-08-30)This dissertation examines the emotional labor of Army wives as they volunteer in Army-mandated family-member support groups in each unit called Family Readiness Groups (FRGs). Since its inception, the Army has relied ... -
"The Merest Novice": The Snapshot, Gender, and the Museum, 1888-2008
(University of Kansas, 2010-07-27)This work explores the cultural role of the snapshot photograph and the evolution of its integration into the art museum. Situated at the interstices of art history, gender studies, and museum studies, the thesis considers ...