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See eve kosofsky sedgwick, epistemology of the closet 1990. The book bridges the gap between theory and practice by analyzing homoerotic relationships in literary and philosophical history, thereby calling social and political attention to a. I sweeping, part of the introduction to her book epistemology of the closet. Chapters 1 and 5 appeared as epistemology of the closet i and it in. The study of sexuality is not coextensive with the study of. How can we put gender norms into social policy and practice. Epistemology of the closet is a book published in 1990 by eve kosofsky sedgwick, who is considered one of the founders of queer studies. Combining philosophical, legal, literary, and historical approaches towards queerness and human sexuality, sedgwicks text is focused on the destruction of the dichotomous divides used to discuss and categorize expressions and epistemologies. Generally, the epistemology of the closet is the idea that thought itself is structured by homosexualheterosexual definitions, which damages our ability to think. Epistemology of the closet is nonfiction book by eve kosofsky sedgwick, and is considered one of the most important and influential works in lgbtq studies. Axiom 1 and i still smile at its devastatingly brilliant simplicity is.

Then at university i came across a clutch of books, including judith butlers gender trouble and eve kosofsky sedgwicks epistemology of the. The study of sexuality is not coextensive with the study of gender. Epistemology of the closet, published in 1990 in the midst of the aids epidemic, is a seminal work of queer studies by intellectual and activist eve sedgwick. Eve kosofsky sedgwicks epistemology of the closet a. Eve kosofsky sedgwickepistemology of the closet 1990. Front cover of eve kokofsky sedgwicks epistemology of the closet. But it was the introduction to sedgwicks epistemology of the closet, titled. Axiom 2, where sedgwick insists on a distinction between sexuality. Chronologically, this book begins where the former one closed, at the end of.

She is perhaps best known as one of the originators of queer theory. Epistemology of the closet, updated with a new preface. Since the late 1980s, queer studies and theory have become vital to the intellectual and political life of the united states. Eve kosofsky sedgwicks epistemology of the closet a staple of. Eve kosofsky sedgwick the chronicle of higher education. That intro presents axioms for thinking about sexuality that are lucid and have had an.

Working from classic texts of european and american writers. This has been due, in no small degree, to the influence of eve kosofsky sedgwicks critically acclaimed epistemology of the closet. Epistemology of the closet propose tha manst oyf the majo noder osf thought and knowledg ien twentiethcentur westery culturn aes a whole are structure indeedd, fracture bdy a chronic no, w endemi crisic osf homoheterosexual definition indicativel, male datiny, frog m th ene d. Eve kosofsky sedgwicks epistemology of the closet is often approached as one of the most groundbreaking discussions within the study of queer theory. In epistemology of the closet, sedgwick argues that standard binary oppositions limit freedom and understanding, especially in the context of sexuality. The late eve kosofsky sedgwick, a leader in queer theory, will be sorely missed her insights, her wit, her leadership, and her courage. That intro presents axioms for thinking about sexuality that are lucid and. Along with michel foucaults 1976 history of sexuality volume 1 and judith butlers 1990 gender trouble, sedgwicks 1990 epistemology of the closet is considered one of the key texts of queer theory. In epistemology of the closet, sedgwick continues to break new ground in her explorations of male homosocial desire.