Winner of the 2012 Jewish Journal Book PrizeAfter her father’s death, Nancy K. Miller discovered a minuscule family archive: a handful of photographs, an unexplained land deed, a postcard from Argenti
After her father’s death, Nancy K. Miller discovered a minuscule family archive: a handful of photographs, an unexplained land deed, a postcard from Argentina, unidentified locks of hair. These items
Does gender have a poetics: What difference does gender make? How does it affect writing, reading, and the functions of text in society? The Poetics of Gender is a brilliant assembly of leading femin
"In the early 1960s, most middle-class American women in their twenties had their lives laid out for them: marriage, children, and life in the suburbs. Most, but not all. Breathless is the story of a
The first decade of the twenty-first century witnessed a passionate engagement with the losses of the past. "Rites of Return" examines the effects of this legacy of historical injustice and documented
How do we come to terms with what can't be forgotten? How do we bear witness to extreme experiences that challenge the limits of language?This remarkable volume explores the emotional, political, and
The first decade of the twenty-first century witnessed a passionate engagement with the losses of the past. "Rites of Return" examines the effects of this legacy of historical injustice and documented
Ever since the landmark publication of Susan Sontag’s On Photography, it has been impossible to look at photographs, particularly those of violence and suffering, without questioning our role as pho
