Narcomedia
Latinidad, Popular Culture, and America's War on Drugs
Exploring representations of Latinx people from Scarface to Narcos, this book examines how pop culture has framed Latin America as the villain in America’s long and ineffectual War on Drugs.
Harvesting Haiti
Reflections on Unnatural Disasters
This collection ponders the personal and political implications for Haitians at home and abroad resulting from the devastating 2010 earthquake.
The Entablo Manuscript
Water Rituals and Khipu Boards of San Pedro de Casta, Peru
A unique study of an Andean community’s water rituals and the extraordinary document describing how they should be performed.
In the Land of the Patriarchs
Design and Contestation in West Bank Settlements
An on-the-ground account of the design and evolution of West Bank settlements, showing how one of the world’s most contested landscapes was produced by unexpected conflicts and collaborations among widely divergent actors.
Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters
Why Mariah Carey Matters
The first book to critically examine the legacy of pop superstar Mariah Carey,
The New Public Art
Collectivity and Activism in Mexico since the 1980s
Essays on the rise of community-focused art projects and anti-monuments in Mexico since the 1980s.
Winifred Sanford
The Life and Times of a Texas Writer
Pastures of the Empty Page
Fellow Writers on the Life and Legacy of Larry McMurtry
A collection of essays that offers an intimate view of Larry McMurtry, America’s preeminent western novelist, through the eyes of a pantheon of writers he helped shape through his work over the course of his unparalleled literary life
