Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. 1 Nineteenth-Century Formulations of Masculinity and Realism: The Body of Edwin Forrest 1
6. 2 The Battle Cry of Peace and the Spectacle of Realism 51
7. 3 African American Realism: Oscar Micheaux, Autobiography, and the Ambiguity of Black Male Desire 83
8. 4 Manhatta: A National Self-Portrait 119
9. 5 The Queer Frontier: Vincente Minnelli’s Cabin in the Sky 165
10. Epilogue 212
11. Notes 215
12. Bibliography 281
13. Index 305