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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 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick has received more than 450,812 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick is the 5,277th most popular writer (up from 5,320th in 2019), the 7,644th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,544th in 2019) and the 599th most popular American Writer.

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  • 450k

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  • 46.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

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  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Queer theory
Homosexuality, Philosophy, Gender identity
2004
The coherence of Gothic conventions
Criticism and interpretation, English Horror tales, English fiction
1980
A dialogue on love
Case studies, Cancer, Patients
1999
Epistemology of the closet
History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Theory
1990
Tendencies
Sex role in literature, Homosexuality and literature, Homosexuality in literature
1993
Between Men
Feminism and literature, History and criticism, Male friendship
Hailed by the "New York Times" as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies to Tennyson's "Princess."
1985

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Over the past year Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick has had the most page views in the with 55,982 views, followed by German (8,498), and Japanese (5,541). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (177.31%), German (127.10%), and Galician (126.64%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 5,277 out of 7,302. Before her are Jamaica Kincaid, Jørn Lier Horst, Bahaa Taher, Holly Black, Takashi Tezuka, and Armand Lanoux. After her are James Dashner, Shrilal Shukla, Heðin Brú, Ricardo Güiraldes, Semir Osmanagić, and Marguerite Audoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 423. Before her are Shahram Nazeri, Ilinka Mitreva, Zvonimir Serdarušić, Fran Lebowitz, Alec Jeffreys, and Arianna Huffington. After her are Savio Hon, Hugo Hovenkamp, Lee Tamahori, Peter Gould, Joseph Paul Franklin, and Jhala Nath Khanal. Among people deceased in 2009, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 270. Before her are Norbert Eschmann, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Daniel Jarque, Francisco Valdés, Kazuhiko Nishijima, and Idea Vilariño. After her are Luciano Emmer, József Sákovics, Ji Xianlin, Ali Akbar Khan, Alfred Hrdlicka, and René Bliard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 7,644 out of 20,380. Before her are Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), Holly Black (1971), Jonathan Brandis (1976), Evelyn Lear (1926), Buster Crabbe (1908), and Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934). After her are Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), Jason Schwartzman (1980), James Dashner (1972), and John M. Clayton (1796).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick ranks 599. Before her are William Cullen Bryant (1794), Candace Bushnell (1958), Sara Paretsky (1947), Julia Ward Howe (1819), Chester Himes (1909), and Holly Black (1971). After her are James Dashner (1972), Diane di Prima (1934), Shere Hite (1942), Ben Bova (1932), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), and David Peoples (1940).

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