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Sara Ahmed

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Sara Ahmed is a British-Australian writer and scholar, born in 1969, whose work spans the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism. Her book The Cultural Politics of Emotion, which explores the social dimension and circulation of emotions, is recognized as a foundational text in the field of affect theory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Sara Ahmed (born 30 August 1969) is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism.

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Sara Ahmed (born 30 August 1969) is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism.
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    Sara Ahmed is a British-Australian writer and scholar whose area of study includes the intersection of feminist theory, queer theory, affect theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism.
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    Sara Ahmed (born 30 August 1969)
  • Associated With: Rutgers University, Article text
    In spring 2009 Ahmed was the Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies at Rutgers University and in Lent 2013 she was the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Professor in Gender Studies at Cambridge University, where she conducted research on "Willful Women: Feminism and a History of Will".
  • Associated With: University of Cambridge, Article text
    In spring 2009 Ahmed was the Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies at Rutgers University and in Lent 2013 she was the Diane Middlebrook and Carl Djerassi Professor in Gender Studies at Cambridge University, where she conducted research on "Willful Women: Feminism and a History of Will".
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