Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Queer at the Water’s Edge 1
4. 1. Nostalgia for the Mud: Cruising in Ruins 11
5. 2. The Whole World and the Cemetery: The Queer Visual Culture of Ruins 46
6. 3. Cruising Ghosts: David Wojnarowicz’s Queer Antecedents 96
7. 4. Protest and Preservation on the Waterfront 130
8. Conclusion: Rising into Ruin 159
9. Acknowledgments 163
10. Notes 167
11. Bibliography 185
12. Index 193