Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:associatedWith Theorists of Queer Theory
Academics in Cultural Studies
Academics in Gender Studies
Academics_in_Literary_Criticism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Lambda_Literary_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1950-05-02
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Rights
Promotion of Intersectionality
Critique of Social Norms
Mentorship of Emerging Scholars
Analysis of Cultural Representations of Gender
Analysis of Gender and Sexuality
Analysis of Power Dynamics in Literature
Analysis of Sexual Politics
Critique of Binary Gender Norms
Critique of Heteronormativity
Critique of Traditional Literary Canon
Development of Queer Theory
Engagement with Activism
Engagement with Feminist Theory
Engagement with Psychoanalysis
Exploration of Homosocial Relationships
Exploration of Identity Politics
Exploration of Queer Aesthetics
Exploration of Queer History
Impact on Literary Studies
Influence on LGBTQ+ Scholarship
Promotion of Inclusive Scholarship
Promotion of LGBTQ+ Literature
Promotion of Queer Visibility
Public Speaking on Queer Issues
Writing on Affect Theory
Exploration_of_Desire_in_Literature
gptkbp:deathDate 2009-04-12
gptkbp:field Cultural Studies
Queer Studies
Gender_Studies
Literary_Criticism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
gptkbp:influenced Feminist Theory
Cultural Criticism
Gender_Studies
LGBT_Studies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Judith_Butler
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkbp:knownFor Queer Theory
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Between_Men:_English_Literature_and_Male_Homosocial_Desire
gptkb:Touching_Feeling:_Affect,_Pedagogy,_Performativity
gptkb:Epistemology_of_the_Closet
gptkbp:occupation Scholar
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:spouse Hal_Sedgwick