ABSTRACT

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick was one of the most significant literary theorists of the last forty years and a key figure in contemporary queer theory. In this engaging and inspiring guide, Jason Edwards:

  • introduces and explains key terms such as affects, the first person, homosocialities, and queer taxonomies, performativities and cusps
  • considers Sedgwick’s poetry and textile art alongside her theoretical texts
  • encourages a personal as well as an academic response to Sedgwick’s work, suggesting how life-changing it can be
  • offers detailed suggestions for further reading

Written in an accessible and direct style, Edwards indicates the impact that Sedgwick’s work continues to have on writers, readers, and literary and cultural theory today.

chapter |16 pages

Why Sedgwick?

part |150 pages

Key Ideas

chapter 1|14 pages

Homos

chapter 2|14 pages

Homosocialities

chapter 3|16 pages

Epistemologies Of The Closet

chapter 4|15 pages

Queer Taxonomies

chapter 5|16 pages

Queer Performativities

chapter 6|14 pages

Queer Cusps

chapter 7|14 pages

Affects

chapter 8|15 pages

Autobiographies

chapter |16 pages

After Sedgwick

chapter |15 pages

Further Reading