The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. Now that the so-called Ame

The essays collected here offer a comparative, multilingual, or multisited approach to ideas and representations of America. The contributors explore unexpected

6. David Choe's "KOREANS GONE BAD": The LA Riots, Comparative Racialization, and Branding a Politics of Deviance -- Part II. Making Community -- 7. From the Mek

Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays a

This wide-ranging collection brings together an eclectic group of scholars to reflect upon the transnational configurations of the field of American studies and