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Sara Ahmed

1969 - Today

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Sara Ahmed (born 30 August 1969) is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism. Her foundational work, The Cultural Politics of Emotion, in which she explores the social dimension and circulation of emotions, is recognized as a foundational text in the nascent field of affect theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sara Ahmed is the 6,694th most popular writer (up from 6,885th in 2019), the 6,264th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,461st in 2019) and the 694th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sara Ahmed ranks 6,694 out of 7,302. Before her are Pınar Selek, David Gerrold, Fatou Diome, James Kelman, Robert Seethaler, and Colson Whitehead. After her are William Kamkwamba, Édouard Louis, Thomas Brussig, Anthony Doerr, Lauren Weisberger, and Judith Hermann.

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Among people born in 1969, Sara Ahmed ranks 602. Before her are Jesse L. Martin, Tomas N'evergreen, James Cleverly, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Arancha González Laya, and Colson Whitehead. After her are Torri Higginson, Wendy Moniz, Archie Kao, Stefan Horngacher, John Tobias, and Dieter Thoma.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sara Ahmed ranks 6,266 out of 8,785. Before her are Nick Aldis (1986), George Formby (1904), Peter Beardsley (1961), Katie Price (1978), Brooklyn Beckham (1999), and Leon Brittan (1939). After her are C. H. Douglas (1879), Peter Serafinowicz (1972), Stephen Hough (1961), Frank Adams (1930), William Regal (1968), and Peter Bowles (1936).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Sara Ahmed ranks 694. Before her are Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Ronald Firbank (1886), Jeff Noon (1957), Jane Taylor (1783), Eric Linklater (1899), and James Kelman (1946). After her are Irving Finkel (1951), John Suckling (1609), Clemence Dane (1888), Victoria Hislop (1959), Sophie Hannah (1971), and George Etherege (1635).

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