Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed | |
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Ahmed lecturing in Geneva in 2019 | |
| Born | 30 August 1969 Salford, England |
| Nationality | British and Australian |
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| Occupation(s) | Writer, professor, independent feminist scholar |
| Known for | Feminist theory, lesbian feminism, queer theory, critical race theory, postcolonialism, affect theory |
| Website | www |
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.