Knowledge and Failure in U.S. Cultural History

Knowledge and failure are intricately connected, as the current culture wars and polarized discussions regarding climate change index. This volume initiates a new set of conversations in American Studies. It examines the nexus of knowledge and failure in U.S. cultural history with a focus on the present, where knowledge has become highly contested. Combining such approaches as Queer Studies, Black Studies, anti-colonial critique, Critical Digital Studies, and environmental humanities, the c...