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The Recurring Dream
By Rocky Schenck; Introduction by William Friedkin
University of Texas Press
This collection of new work by the fine art photographer Rocky Schenck presents hand-tinted color images that lead viewers through hypnotic landscapes and subversive tableaux rich in psychological subtext and unpredictable narratives.
Practicing Transnationalism
American Studies in the Middle East
Edited by Eileen T. Lundy and Edward J. Lundy
University of Texas Press
Practicing Transnationalism explores the challenges of teaching American studies in the Middle East during a time of tension and conflict between the United States and the region.
Fade to Gray
Aging in American Cinema
By Timothy Shary and Nancy McVittie
University of Texas Press
Analyzing hundreds of films, including classics such as You Can’t Take It With You, Rosemary’s Baby, Grumpy Old Men, and Nebraska, this book critiques Hollywood’s representations of aging and the elderly from the silent era to the present.
Don't Suck, Don't Die
Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
By Kristin Hersh; Introduction by Amanda Petrusich
University of Texas Press
A haunting ode to a lost friend, this memoir by the acclaimed author of Rat Girl offers the most personal, empathetic look at the creative genius and often-tormented life of singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt that is ever likely to be written.
Arresting Development
Comics at the Boundaries of Literature
University of Texas Press
Contrary to the idea that comics have naturally matured into respectability, Arresting Development offers a new understanding of comics’ history that connects the genre’s difficult past to its unstable present and uncertain future.
Antebellum
By Gilles Mora
University of Texas Press
These impressionistic, rarely seen images by prominent French photographer and critic Gilles Mora evoke the disappearing culture of the Deep South.
The Mammals of Texas
University of Texas Press
Updated with the most recent advances in molecular biology and in wildlife ecology and management, The Mammals of Texas remains the definitive book on this subject, with nearly 13,000 copies sold.
The Chora of Metaponto 6
A Greek Settlement at Sant'Angelo Vecchio
University of Texas Press
The sixth volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of a long-occupied Greek settlement that includes a full range of building types.
Comfort and Glory
Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center
University of Texas Press
Showcasing 115 remarkable quilts that span more than two hundred years of American quiltmaking, this volume introduces an outstanding collection of American quilts and quilt history documentation, the Winedale Quilt Collection at the Briscoe Center for Am
Brand Islam
The Marketing and Commodification of Piety
University of Texas Press
Focusing on the rise of “Brand Islam,” this book considers how the highly lucrative marketing of goods and services as “Islamic” or “halal” is reshaping the religious, cultural, and economic lives of Muslim consumers and communities around the globe.
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