The 'E(ve)' in The(e)ories: Dreamreading Sedgwick in Retrospective Time

From: Irish Feminist Review | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: O'Rourke, Michael; Giffney, Noreen | Copyright information

'The(e)ories' is an interdisciplinary seminar series, which has been convened by us at University College Dublin since 2002, though the term 'seminar series' is something of a misnomer since 'The(e)ories' also includes conferences, symposia and roundtable discussions, and is devoted to exploring issues pertaining to queer theory across a range of disciplines and theoretical persuasions.2 The series has featured hundreds of speakers and delegates from Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New...

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