Academic superstars Andrew Ross, Edward Said, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr Bad boy filmmakers Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Brian de Palma. What do these influential contemporary figures have in common? This work identifies them all with "cool masculinity" and boldly unpacks the gender politics of their work.
1. Quentin Tarantino: Anatomy of Cool 2. Spike Lee and Brian De Palma: Scenarios of Race and Rape 3. Edward Said: Gender, Culture, and Imperialism 4. Andrew Ross: The Romance of the Bad Boy 5. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Figures in Black Masculinity 6. Queer Theory and the Second Sex Postscript - Doing the Right Thing