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Leo Bersani

Literary theorist and emeritus university professor of French at the University of California, Berkeley. · United States · On the map · Academics · Lived 1931 to 2022 · aged 90

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.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1967
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2022 · aged 90