Skin ActsIn Skin Acts, Michelle Ann Stephens explores the work of four iconic twentieth century black male performersBert Williams, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte, and Bob Marleyto reveal how racial and sexual difference is both marked by and experienced in the skin. She situates each figure within his cultural moment, examining his performance in the context of contemporary race relations and visual regimes. Drawing on Lacanian psychoanalysis and performance