Sara Ahmed

Sara Ahmed
Ahmed lecturing in Geneva in 2019
Born (1969-08-30) 30 August 1969
Salford, England
NationalityBritish and Australian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Writer, professor, independent feminist scholar
Known forFeminist theory, lesbian feminism, queer theory, critical race theory, postcolonialism, affect theory
Websitewww.saranahmed.com

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. Her foundational work, The Cultural Politics of Emotion, in which she explores the social dimension and circulation of emotions, is recognized as a foundational text in the nascent field of affect theory.