http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/mary-louise-pratt Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:13:55 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:13:55 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/168/deception-delusion-and-division-in-american-politics-fruits-of-the-contact-zone By Gabrielle Micheletti - In her essay, The Arts of The Contact Zone, Mary Louise Pratt, a member of the Modern Language Association,  relates the challenges of politics to the concept of a social space where “cultures meet, clash and grapple,” (501) accordingly termed “contact zones”. These zones are, clearly, points of contact between two different cultures, and involve certain dynamics, such as an imbalance of power between the two. An example of a modern contact zone exists in American politics, and specifically between the Democratic and Republican parties. From this constant and dramatic... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:01 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/168/deception-delusion-and-division-in-american-politics-fruits-of-the-contact-zone