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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
(May 2, 1950 – April 12, 2009) was an American academic scholar in the fields of
gender studies
,
queer theory
(
queer studies
), and
critical theory
. Her critical writings helped create the field of queer studies. Her works reflect an interest in a range of issues, including queer
performativity
; experimental critical writing; the works of
Marcel Proust
; non-
Lacanian
psychoanalysis
; artists' books;
Buddhism
and
pedagogy
; the affective theories of
Silvan Tomkins
and
Melanie Klein
; and material culture, especially textiles and texture.
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