Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick: astrology, horoscope, natal chart

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (born May 2, 1950) is an American theorist in the fields of gender studies, queer theory (queer studies), and critical theory. Influenced by Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, feminism, psychoanalysis, and deconstruction, her work reflects an abiding interest in a wide range of issues and topics, including queer performativity and performance; 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. Life Sedgwick received her undergraduate education at Cornell University and her PhD from Yale University in 1975. She taught writing and literature at Hamilton College, Boston University, ...