Keywords for American Cultural Studies

What is the purpose of this blog?
The discussion forums hosted within this blog are part of the website of the same title, jointly sponsored by NYU Press and the Simpson Center for the Humanities at the University of Washington, and an extension of the book published by NYU Press in October 2007. This blog aims to foster discussion of the keywords contained in the book and to encourage new research that borrows on its methodology.

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Where can I learn more about the edited collection Keywords for American Cultural Studies?
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