Off Stage/On DisplayWhy are public identities so predictably, and often so radically, different from identities that flourish in realms of collective intimacy? Why does belonging to a group, knowing about it, or displaying its qualities to others require that certain aspects of identification be deniednot because they are false or stereotypical, but because they are thought to be accurate and indispensable signs of membership? In Off Stage On Display, ten scholars with