Keywords for American cultural studies
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Keywords for American cultural studies
AUTHOR:
Burgett, Bruce, 1963-
Hendler, Glenn, 1962-
ISBN:
9780814799482
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : New York University Press, c2007
PHYSICAL_DESC:
vii, 288 p. ; 22 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references
ABSTRACT:
On the web, "keywords" organize vast quantities of complex information. This work collects sixty-four essays from interdisciplinary scholars, each on a single term such as "America," "body," "ethnicity," and "religion." It also provides an A to Z survey of prevailing academic buzzwords, and a flexible tool for carving out new areas of inquiry.
SUBJECT:
| Vocabulary |
| United States -- Civilization |
| Social structure -- Terminology |
| Culture -- Terminology |
BIBSUMMARY:
On the web, "keywords" organize vast quantities of complex information. This work collects sixty-four essays from interdisciplinary scholars, each on a single term such as "America," "body," "ethnicity," and "religion." It also provides an A to Z survey of prevailing academic buzzwords, and a flexible tool for carving out new areas of inquiry.