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... States is an extraordinary work of cultural memory and an important con- tribution to critical historiography. In writing it, Ali Behdad establishes an unacknowledged connection between representations of America as an “Immigrant Nation” and the negation of the history of the violence...

... that of postcolonial scholars who have developed Said's critique beyond his original scope. 6 Indeed, the work done by medievalists resembles post-Saidian developments in postcolonial studies. For instance, Lisa Lowe ( 1991 ) and Ali Behdad ( 1994 ) have built upon Said's critique regarding European knowledge...

... elaboration on secular criticism, “The Poiein of Secular Criticism,” in A Companion to Comparative Literature, ed. Ali Behdad and Dominic Thomas (Oxford: Blackwell, 2011), 75–87. 44 boundary 2 / Spring 2013 the course of the history of atheism—this is reserved for a later and longer piece of writing...

... them. Members of Trump's movement do not regard themselves as part of a nation of immigrants. American settler colonists differ from immigrants in that, unlike the latter, settlers were intent on eliminating preexisting societies rather than becoming part of them (Behdad 2005 ; Pease 2008 ; Mamdami...

...- mative question and his generous engagement, and to Michael Meranze for everything. Many friends read, heard, and/or heard about this essay in a variety of incarnations and helped to improve it: my thanks to David Alvarez, Ali Behdad, David Bromwich, Eva Cherniavsky, Chris Chism, Michael Cohen, Pete...