Abstract Native American authors in the first half of nineteenth century—the dawn Anthropocene some accounts—were witness to rapid expansion settler-colonialism powered by new ideologies energy and fueled fossil capitalism. These authors, though, resisted extractive metaphors for fuel, offering more organic intimate visions instead. Using humanities theories developed Warren Cariou (Métis) Bob ...

Critical studies on Mexican American literature were just coming into their own when Luis Leal wrote "Mexican American Literature: A Historical Perspective." In this important study maestro Leal wrote that "Mexican American literature of all genres is being written, published, and appraised at a striking rate" and that Chicano literature "has been recognized as a subject worthy of serious study...

In her article, "Holy Fools, Secular Saints, and Illiterate Saviors in American Literature and Popular Culture," Dana Heller identifies and analyzes characteristics of the holy fool figure in American literature and culture. Heller defines the holy fool, or divine idiot, as a figure central to U.S. myths of nation. One encounters such figures in American literature as well as in American folklo...

A sample containing 1,373 citations were taken from three American and three French agronomic journals and analyzed to provide information on the age, languages, origins, and types of literature used by American and French agronomists. Of the American citations, 97.7% were in English and 77.5% were of North American origin. French agronomists used a significantly higher proportion of literature...