Cool Men and the Second Sex
- ISBN-10
- 0231129637
- ISBN-13
- 9780231129633
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- Susan Fraiman
Description
The author identifies a number of male figures with 'cool masculinity', including Edward Said, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee and Brian de Palma.
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