Global Perspectives on the United States Sarah Madsen American and South African artists

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Global Perspectives on the United States Sarah Madsen American and South African artistsThis daring collaborative effort showcases dialogues between international scholars engaged with the United States from abroad. The writers investigate the analytic methods and choices that label certain talk, images, behaviors, and allusions as "American" and how to read the data on such material. The editors present the essays in pairs that overlap in theme or region. Each author subsequently comments on the other's work. A third scholar or team of