Fall 2005 (Vol. 5, No. 1)
The World is Not America: Re-Membering Politics and the Arts

Editorial Letter, 15 October 2005

Editor: Joy Burnett

How can we read the phrase, "The world is not America?" In its reverse, it becomes "America is not the world." Both are incredibly powerful in their rhetoric, able to stimulate responses both rational and emotional, from all corners of the political spectrum.

The question of America's place on the world stage is an important one for American Studies as a discipline. This is particularly true during the past few years, as we witness and respond (in writing and otherwise) to world events.

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Contributor Index:

Sandy Alletto, "Poetry? A Manifesto in Terminal Progress"

Ashley Heidemann, "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together"

David Marchuck, "You Say You Want a Revolution?"

Steve Tiseo, "Reel History: Film's Role in Refuting the American Myth"

Nicholas Woodward, "Land of Sin or Land of Salvation: Comparing Concepts of Africa in the Poetry of Phyllis Wheatley and Francis E.W. Harper"

Call for Papers:
Open Issue - February 2006 (Vol. 5, No, 2)
Details to be posted soon - check back!

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