Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

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Summary

What is at stake in male homo/heterosexual definition? Through readings of Melville, Nietzsche, Wilde, James and Proust, the author argues that the vexed imperatives to specify straight and gay identities have become central to every important form of knowledge of the 20th century.

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Epistemology of the Closet by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

The author also wrote "Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosexual Desire".
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950-2009) was a leading gender and critical theorist. Instrumental in developing queer theory, her published works include Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire; Epistemology of the Closet; Touching Feeling: Affect, Pedagogy, Performativity; and A Dialogue of Love. Sedgwick studied at Cornell University and Yale University, and taught at many institutions including Boston University, Dartmouth College, and Duke University.
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ISBN 13 9780520078741
ISBN 10 0520078748
Title Epistemology of the Closet
Author Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 1990-10-16
Number of pages 272
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