JAST 18: Fall 2003

Published in Fall 2003, the eighteenth issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey examines themes of identity, alienation, and artistic boundaries. Contributors explore shifting cultural narratives across varied mediums. Guisela M. Latorre analyzes humor in Chicano and Native American contemporary art, while Bilge Mutluay unpacks the deconstruction of Marilyn Monroe in Joyce Carol Oates’s Blonde. Lâmia Gülçur examines historical identity in Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust. In the theatrical realm, Eusebio V. Llácer discusses alienated anti-heroes in Eugene O’Neill's plays, and Özge Özbek investigates the African American self in Adrienne Kennedy’s dramas. Alexandra Glavanakova-Yaneva explores digital boundaries in Shelley Jackson’s Patchwork Girl. Finally, the issue features insightful book and film reviews.