CAS WS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Separatist Feminism, Oxymoron
18 Dec 2017
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Some people like to have a lot of sex, others little or none. Some people spend a lot of time thinking about sex, others little. Id 450 collective: name and genesis was inspired by sedgwick, began as a study group on feminist thinking. Homosocial = describes social bonds between persons of the same sex. it is applied to activities such as male bonding which in our society, be characterized by intense homophobia, fear and hatred of homosexuality. The theory of knowledge or understanding, especially with regards to its methods, validity or scope. Nonce taxonomy: a concept that tracks the inventiveness of desire and in finding form and singularity not just in attachment to normative sexual objects but anywhere it can. sedgwick was interested in desire"s affective textures. Seeking provisional terms to labels one"s sexal identity that works for you right now. May be more necessary for people currently facing social injustice.
