Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick was an influential American scholar and theorist whose work in queer theory and gender studies, particularly books like "Epistemology of the Closet," reshaped literary criticism and LGBTQ+ scholarship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
American academic
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gender studies scholar ⓘ human ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ queer theorist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in English ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1950-05-02 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | breast cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-04-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston University
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CUNY Graduate Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
LGBTQ+ studies
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critical theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
LGBTQ+ literary criticism
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gender and sexuality studies ⓘ queer studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jacques Derrida
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Michel Foucault NERFINISHED ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
affect theory
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gender ⓘ literary representation of homosexuality ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist theory
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poststructuralism ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Dialogue on Love
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Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ Epistemology of the Closet NERFINISHED ⓘ Tendencies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Coherence of Gothic Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Distinguished Professor of English ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | queer ⓘ |
| spouse | Hal Sedgwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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