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acknowledgments It has been a privilege, an honor, and a joy to work with such a talented and dedicated group of authors on this project, and I feel lucky to be associated with all of them. I offer special thanks to Barry Keith Grant and Annie Martin at Wayne State University Press for their confidence in this project as well as their consistent encouragement and support. At Wayne State I am also most grateful for the knowledge and expertise that Tracy Schoenle, Emily Nowak, and Kristin Harpster have provided in bringing this project through its various stages and to completion. The two anonymous manuscript readers offered thought-provoking and insightful comments and suggestions that helped strengthen this book in a vast number of ways. I feel quite fortunate to be connected with my colleagues at DePaul University, and I thank Kelly Kessler, Kimberlee Perez, Paul Booth, Blair Davis, Luisela Alvaray, Lexa Murphy, and Carolyn Bronstein for providing me with such a welcoming academic environment in the College of Communication. Dusty Goltz’s work on queerness and futurity inspired me to discover another side of Superbad, and I am especially grateful for Dusty’s insights, wisdom, and friendship. I am also very grateful for the leadership and support that Jackie Taylor and Bruno Teboul have offered me and so many others in our college. My dear friends Carol Coopersmith and Susan McGury consistently help me feel confident and excited about my work, and I love them for this and so many other reasons. Alex Doty and I discussed bromance and this project numerous times over the past several years, and Alex’s encouragement has meant the world to me. It still seems entirely unreal that this lifelong friend and groundbreaking scholar is no longer with us. He lives on in my heart. x acknowledgments To say that my partner Andrew Ramos is a true prince seems like an understatement. I cannot imagine my life without this wonderful man who extends his love, support, and wisdom unconditionally each day for what is now coming very close to thirty years. To the stars that aligned themselves so that we could meet each other, I cannot thank you enough. ...

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