# Leo Bersani

> Leo Bersani was an American academic, known for his contributions to French literary criticism and queer theory. He was known for his 1987 essay "Is the Rectum a Grave?" and his 1995 book Homos.

*Literary theorist and emeritus university professor of French at the University of California, Berkeley.*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-04-16
- **Died:** 2022-02-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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