Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
Born: May 2, 1950
Died: April 12, 2009 (aged 58)
Bio: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick was an American academic scholar in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, and critical theory. Her critical writings helped create the field of queer studies.
Known for:
- Epistemology of the Closet (1990)
- Touching feeling (2002)
- A dialogue on love (1999)
- The Weather in Proust