I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who facilitated my work on this project. In particular, I would wish to extend my gratitude to Michael Flamini, my editor at Peter Lang, who supported this project when it was still in its embryonic form; my warmest thanks also go to Gilbert Debusscher and Jeanne Delbaere who, as always, gave generous and useful advice; Barbara Aravena kindly checked Spanish language quotes; I owe a strong debt to Francine Lercangée, Director of the Center for American Studies at the Belgian Royal Library, who gave precious assistance in compiling the bibliographic essay; I wish to express my appreciation to Myriam Lodeweyckx, who not only helped me in my numerous bibliographic queries, but worked on this volume's layout with much patience and competence; eventually, on a more personal level, the completion of Staging Difference would not have been possible without my wife Joëlle's kind encouragement and understanding. -vi- |