Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
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The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
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Target entity: Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley Context triple: [Judith Butler, positionHeld, Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley]
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Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
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Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
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Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature
The Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature is an academic department at Indiana University known for its interdisciplinary study of literature across languages, cultures, and media, and for having included prominent scholars such as Douglas Hofstadter among its faculty.
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Francesca Delbanco
Francesca Delbanco is an American novelist and television writer, best known as the co-creator of the Netflix series "Friends from College."
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Target entity: Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley Target entity description: The Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley is a distinguished endowed chair held by prominent theorist Judith Butler, known for groundbreaking work in gender theory, philosophy, and critical theory.
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A.
Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University
The Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard University is an academic unit that fosters interdisciplinary and cross-cultural literary study, bringing together languages, traditions, and theoretical approaches from around the world.
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B.
Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University
The Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University is a faculty role held by acclaimed author Jhumpa Lahiri, known for her Pulitzer Prize–winning fiction exploring themes of identity, migration, and the Indian diaspora.
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C.
Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University
The Smith Professor of Modern Languages at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in the university’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, historically associated with leading scholars such as poet and critic James Russell Lowell.
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Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature
The Indiana University Department of Comparative Literature is an academic department at Indiana University known for its interdisciplinary study of literature across languages, cultures, and media, and for having included prominent scholars such as Douglas Hofstadter among its faculty.
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Francesca Delbanco
Francesca Delbanco is an American novelist and television writer, best known as the co-creator of the Netflix series "Friends from College."
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| instanceOf |
academic chair
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academic department ⓘ endowed professorship ⓘ person ⓘ public research university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative literature
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critical theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| academicPosition | Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | UC Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
feminist theory
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gender theory ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| field |
comparative literature
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critical theory ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| holder | Judith Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
book "Gender Trouble"
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theory of gender performativity ⓘ work in political philosophy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maxine Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
gender theorist
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philosopher ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley
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