JAST 21: Spring 2005

Published in spring 2005, the 21st issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey carries a heavy focus on mortality and identity. Several essays look directly at death in American culture. Nedal Al Mousa analyzes it in Don DeLillo’s White Noise, Ralph J. Poole examines the show Six Feet Under, and Nilsen Gökçen and Nazmi Ağıl write about Sherwood Anderson’s short fiction. Other pieces explore historical and personal agency. Rula B. Quawas reviews the search for self in Kate Chopin's stories, while Meldan Tanrısal details the reality of Japanese-American internment camps. The issue wraps up with articles on John Barth and Mark Twain, plus a few book and film reviews.