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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

1950 - 2009

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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (; May 2, 1950 – April 12, 2009) was an American feminist academic scholar in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, and critical theory. Sedgwick published several books considered groundbreaking in the field of queer theory, and her critical writings helped create the field of queer studies, in which she was one of the most influential figures. Sedgwick's essays became the framework for critics of poststructuralism, multiculturalism, and gay studies. In her 1985 book Between Men, she analyzed male homosocial desire and English literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is the 5,538th most popular writer (down from 5,277th in 2019), the 8,789th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,645th in 2019) and the 651st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 5,538 out of 7,302. Before her are Leonard Howell, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Wang Meng, Steven Moffat, Marina Lewycka, and Madeline Miller. After her are Élie Blanchard, Carlo Cassola, Armand Lanoux, Johan Falkberget, Günter de Bruyn, and Gorch Fock.

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Among people born in 1950, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 482. Before her are Zdravka Yordanova, Ofelia Medina, Kenzo Suzuki, Tadeusz Ślusarski, Alan Sorrenti, and Evgeny Sveshnikov. After her are Theo Custers, Joseph Paul Franklin, Willie Colón, Bertrand Meyer, Yuri Shchekochikhin, and Roland Andersson. Among people deceased in 2009, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 293. Before her are Ine Schäffer, Gayatri Devi, Luciano Emmer, Héctor Rossetto, Jan Kaplický, and H. C. Robbins Landon. After her are Kálmán Markovits, Heini Walter, Peter Arundell, Jackie Pretorius, Anna-Maria Müller, and Nizar Rayan.

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Among people born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 8,791 out of 20,380. Before her are Lee Friedlander (1934), Lance Larson (1940), Charles S. Dutton (1951), Bella Abzug (1920), Madeline Miller (1978), and Kari Lake (1969). After her are Walter Murch (1943), Stuart Hameroff (1947), Barry McGuire (1935), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), and Preston Tucker (1903).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 651. Before her are Ann Bannon (1932), Kristin Hannah (1960), Peter S. Beagle (1939), David Weber (1952), Lydia Maria Child (1802), and Madeline Miller (1978). After her are Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Candy Barr (1935), Scott Turow (1949), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), and James C. Collins (1958).

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