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Leo Bersani

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

United StatesAcademicsLived 1931 to 2022 · aged 90
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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 2

1967Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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

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