Books published by Wesleyan University Press

The fourth volume in this highly acclaimed series puts a major character from earlier novels in the spotlight.

An ethnography about local working musicians in Brazil's "most African" city.

An exploration of ethical dynamism in vocal life.

Theorising the experiences of black and brown bodies in hip hop dance, it brings together a bold methodology, an interdisciplinary perspective and a rich array of primary sources.

A diverse collection of essays and interviews from one of literature's most iconic voices.

Is equitable global cultural exchange possible?

Focusing on three collectives known locally as "cultural groups," which specialize in the music and dance traditions of the Maroons, it marks a vital contribution to knowledge about the cultural map of the African diaspora in South America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

She discusses early-twentieth century women whose musical lives were shaped by Ireland's struggles to become a nation; follows the career of Julia Clifford, a fiddler who lived much of her life in England, and explores the experiences of women, LGBTQ+ musicians, and musicians of color in the early-twenty-first century.

The Saturday Review said of him: EUROoeCage possesses one of the rarest qualities of the true creator- that of an original mind- and whether that originality pleases, irritates, amuses or outrages is irrelevant.EURO EUROoeHe refuses to sermonize ...

7/15/95 Paris Xicancuicatl collects the poetry of leading avant-garde Chicanx poet Alfred Arteaga (1950-2008), whom French philosopher Gilles Deleuze regarded as "among those rare poets who are able to raise or shape a new language within their language."

A Haitian-American anthropologist makes sense of her homeland in the wake of the 2010 earthquake

A lively and probing analysis of the development of twentieth-century liberal education

One of the first science fiction novels to describe alien life forms.

A groundbreaking study of the 92nd Street Y and its major influence on 20th-century American culture.

A classic selection of materials on Philip's War.

A mother's extraordinary search for healing among the medical practices of East and West.

The diverse strategies employed by Southern slaveholders to keep their slaves under control-and those employed by the slaves to resist

Stanley Aronowitz traces the history of the cultural issue - in both British and American manifestations.

An excellent study of American intellectuals in the 40's and 50's.

How a small state struggled, survived, and remains connected to its past