# Publications Download 19 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=50&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters=&&&format=ris) ### 2019 Sommer D. [Cases for Culture](/publications/cases-culture). MLA Profession. 2019. Sommer D. [Cases for Culture](/publications/cases-culture). MLA Profession. 2019. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://profession.mla.org/a-case-for-culture/#content) Dedicated defenders of precarious ground ask themselves how to bring more people into museums, libraries, concert halls, and theaters. This is a life-and-death question for many institutions. How can we safeguard the intrinsic value of the arts and... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://profession.mla.org/a-case-for-culture/#content) ### 2014 Sommer D. [The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities](https://www.dukeupress.edu/The-Work-of-Art-in-the-World/). Durham: Duke University Press; 2014. p. 232. Sommer D. [The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities](https://www.dukeupress.edu/The-Work-of-Art-in-the-World/). Durham: Duke University Press; 2014. p. 232. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract "*Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, **Doris Sommer** looks to steer the humanities back to engagement with the world. Among the cases that she covers are top-down initiatives of political leaders, such as those launched by*... Sommer D. [The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities](/publications/work-art-world-civic-agency-and-public-humanities). Duke University Press; 2014. p. 232. Sommer D. [The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities](/publications/work-art-world-civic-agency-and-public-humanities). Duke University Press; 2014. p. 232. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.dukeupress.edu/The-Work-of-Art-in-the-World/) Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, Doris Sommer steers the humanities back to engagement with the world. The reformist projects that focus her attention develop momentum and meaning as they circulate through society to... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.dukeupress.edu/The-Work-of-Art-in-the-World/) ### 2006 Sommer D. [Cultural Agency in the Americas](/publications/cultural-agency-americas-0). Dukie University Press; 2006. p. 392. Sommer D. [Cultural Agency in the Americas](/publications/cultural-agency-americas-0). Dukie University Press; 2006. p. 392. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract “Cultural agency” refers to a range of creative activities that contribute to society, including pedagogy, research, activism, and the arts. Focusing on the connections between creativity and social change in the Americas, this collection encourages... ### 2005 Sommer D. [Abrazos Y Rechazos Como Leer En Clave Menor](/publications/abrazos-y-rechazos-como-leer-en-clave-menor). Fondo De Cultura Económica; 2005. Sommer D. [Abrazos Y Rechazos Como Leer En Clave Menor](/publications/abrazos-y-rechazos-como-leer-en-clave-menor). Fondo De Cultura Económica; 2005. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract DescriptionKnowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual... ### 2004 Sommer D. [Bilingual Games: Some Literary Investigations](/publications/bilingual-games-some-literary-investigations). Palgrave; 2004. Sommer D. [Bilingual Games: Some Literary Investigations](/publications/bilingual-games-some-literary-investigations). Palgrave; 2004. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract These essays bring home the most challenging observations of postmodernism—multiple identities, the fragility of meaning, the risks of communication. Sommer asserts that many people normally live—that is, think, feel, create, reason, persuade, laugh—in... Sommer D. [Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education](/publications/bilingual-aesthetics-new-sentimental-education). Duke University Press; 2004. Sommer D. [Bilingual Aesthetics: A New Sentimental Education](/publications/bilingual-aesthetics-new-sentimental-education). Duke University Press; 2004. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://read.dukeupress.edu/content/bilingual-aesthetics) Knowing a second language entails some unease; it requires a willingness to make mistakes and work through misunderstandings. The renowned literary scholar Doris Sommer argues that feeling funny is good for you, and for society. In Bilingual Aesthetics... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](http://read.dukeupress.edu/content/bilingual-aesthetics) Sommer D. [Ficciones Fundacionales](/publications/ficciones-fundacionales). Fondo De Cultura Económica; 2004. Sommer D. [Ficciones Fundacionales](/publications/ficciones-fundacionales). Fondo De Cultura Económica; 2004. Sommer D. [Ficções de fundação: os romances nacionais da América Latina](/publications/fic%C3%A7%C3%B5es-de-funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o-os-romances-nacionais-da-am%C3%A9rica-latina). Editora UFMG; 2004. Sommer D. [Ficções de fundação: os romances nacionais da América Latina](/publications/fic%C3%A7%C3%B5es-de-funda%C3%A7%C3%A3o-os-romances-nacionais-da-am%C3%A9rica-latina). Editora UFMG; 2004. ### 2001 Rodriguez I, López MM. [The Latin American Subaltern Studies Reader](/publications/latin-american-subaltern-studies-reader). Duke University Press; 2001. p. 472. Rodriguez I, López MM. [The Latin American Subaltern Studies Reader](/publications/latin-american-subaltern-studies-reader). Duke University Press; 2001. p. 472. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Sharing a postrevolutionary sympathy with the struggles of the poor, the contributors to this first comprehensive collection of writing on subalternity in Latin America work to actively link politics, culture, and literature. Emerging from a decade of... ### 1999 Sommer D. [Proceed with Caution, When Engaged by Minority Writing in the Americas](/publications/proceed-caution-when-engaged-minority-writing-americas). Harvard University Press; 1999. Sommer D. [Proceed with Caution, When Engaged by Minority Writing in the Americas](/publications/proceed-caution-when-engaged-minority-writing-americas). Harvard University Press; 1999. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Let the reader beware. Educated readers naturally feel entitled to know what they're reading--often, if they try hard enough, to know it with the conspiratorial intimacy of a potential partner. This book reminds us that cultural differences may in fact... Sommer D. [The Places of History: Regionalism Revisited in Latin America](/publications/places-history-regionalism-revisited-latin-america). Duke University Press; 1999. p. 320. Sommer D. [The Places of History: Regionalism Revisited in Latin America](/publications/places-history-regionalism-revisited-latin-america). Duke University Press; 1999. p. 320. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Responding to the pressures of current theoretical trends toward models of cultural globalization, the essays collected here bring a historical focus to literary studies. They suggest that only by exploring the particularities of regional historical... ### 1998 Mariniello S, Bové P. [Gendered Agents: Women and Institutional Knowledge](/publications/gendered-agents-women-and-institutional-knowledge). Duke University Press; 1998. p. 440. Mariniello S, Bové P. [Gendered Agents: Women and Institutional Knowledge](/publications/gendered-agents-women-and-institutional-knowledge). Duke University Press; 1998. p. 440. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Gendered Agents, edited by Silvestra Mariniello andPaul A. Bové, presents essays by influential feminist theorists who challenge traditional Western epistemology and suggest new directions for feminism. By examining both literary and historical discourses... Suleiman S. [Exile and Creativity: Signposts, Travelers, Outsiders, Backward Glances](/publications/exile-and-creativity-signposts-travelers-outsiders-backward-glances). Duke University Press; 1998. p. 456. Suleiman S. [Exile and Creativity: Signposts, Travelers, Outsiders, Backward Glances](/publications/exile-and-creativity-signposts-travelers-outsiders-backward-glances). Duke University Press; 1998. p. 456. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract A major historical phenomenon of our century, exile has been a focal point for reflections about individual and cultural identity and problems of nationalism, racism, and war. Whether emigrés, exiles, expatriates, refugees, or nomads, these people all... ### 1996 Gugelberger G. [The Real Thing: Testimonial Discourse and Latin America](/publications/real-thing-testimonial-discourse-and-latin-america). Duke University Press; 1996. p. 328. Gugelberger G. [The Real Thing: Testimonial Discourse and Latin America](/publications/real-thing-testimonial-discourse-and-latin-america). Duke University Press; 1996. p. 328. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Presented as the authentic testimony of the disenfranchised, the colonized, and the oppressed, testimonio has in the last two decades emerged as one of the most significant genres of Latin America’s post-boom literature. In the political battles that have... ### 1995 Brown M. [The Uses of Literary History](/publications/uses-literary-history). Duke University Press; 1995. p. 328. Brown M. [The Uses of Literary History](/publications/uses-literary-history). Duke University Press; 1995. p. 328. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract In this collection, Marshall Brown has gathered essays by twenty leading literary scholars and critics to appraise the current state of literary history. Representing a range of disciplinary specialties and approaches, these essays illustrate and debate... ### 1993 Sommer D. [Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America](/publications/foundational-fictions-national-romances-latin-america). University of California Press; 1993. Sommer D. [Foundational Fictions: The National Romances of Latin America](/publications/foundational-fictions-national-romances-latin-america). University of California Press; 1993. Kaplan A, Pease D. [Cultures of United States Imperialism](/publications/cultures-united-states-imperialism). Duke University Press; 1993. p. 680. Kaplan A, Pease D. [Cultures of United States Imperialism](/publications/cultures-united-states-imperialism). Duke University Press; 1993. p. 680. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract Cultures of United States Imperialism represents a major paradigm shift that will remap the field of American Studies. Pointing to a glaring blind spot in the basic premises of the study of American culture, leading critics and theorists in cultural... ### 1990 Firmat GP. [Do the Americas Have a Common Literature?](/publications/do-americas-have-common-literature) Duke University Press; 1990. p. 404. Firmat GP. [Do the Americas Have a Common Literature?](/publications/do-americas-have-common-literature) Duke University Press; 1990. p. 404. - add\_circle do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract This volume takes an important step toward the discovery of a common critical heritage that joins the diverse literatures of North America and Latin America. Traditionally, literary criticism has treated the literature of the Americas as “New World”...