John Muthyala's "Reworlding America" moves beyond the U.S.-centered approach of traditional American literary criticism. In this groundbreaking book, Muthyala argues for a transgeographical perspective from which to study the literary and cultural histories of the Americas. By emphasizing transnational migration, border crossing, and colonial modernity, "Reworlding America" exposes how national, ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural boundaries have been continually created and transgressed---with profound consequences for the peoples of the Americas. Drawing from cultural...
John Muthyala's "Reworlding America" moves beyond the U.S.-centered approach of traditional American literary criticism. In this groundbreaking book, ...