JAST 38: Fall 2013

Published in fall 2013, the 38th issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey focuses heavily on transnational feminisms. The edition opens with Laurence Raw’s tribute to Jim Welsh. Tanfer Emin Tunç interviews Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan about feminist pedagogy, and Leila J. Rupp writes about power dynamics in feminist history. Nicole Pope takes a direct look at social issues in Turkey. Other contributors focus on specific writers and historical eras. Dominique Cadinot covers early twentieth-century Arab feminism. Katherine Lashley reviews Mohja Kahf’s novel The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf, and Julia Sattler discusses June Jordan’s poetry. The issue finishes up with a massive review section covering everything from Turkish nationalism to Game of Thrones.