Lee Edelman

Lee Edelman

(617) 627-2046
East Hall
Research/Areas of Interest:

Literary Theory (especially Queer Theory, Psychoanalysis, and Post-structuralism)
Film Studies

Education

  • PhD, Yale University, New Haven, United States, 1981
  • MPhil, Yale University, New Haven, United States, 1978
  • MA, Yale University, New Haven, United States, 1976
  • BA, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States, 1975

Biography

Lee Edelman began his academic career as a scholar of twentieth-century American poetry. He has since become a central figure in the development, dissemination, and rethinking of queer theory. His current work explores the intersections of sexuality, rhetorical theory, cultural politics, and film. He holds an appointment as the Fletcher Professor of English Literature.