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Sara Ahmed
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Sara Ahmed is a female writer, philosopher, university teacher, and cultural studies scholar born in Salford in 1969. She holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and Australia and speaks English. Her academic work focuses on gender studies, feminism, and postcolonialism. She has been educated at the University of Adelaide and Cardiff University.
Ahmed has worked as an employee at the University of Lancaster, Goldsmiths, University of London, and the University of Surrey. She identifies as a lesbian. Her notable works include *Uprootings/Regroundings*, *On Being Included*, *1,2,3 Hatching*, *Queer Phenomenology*, and *خمسة أيام في بيت عمي*.
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It sits within the topics 1969 births, Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London and Academics of Lancaster University.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1969
- Works
- 38
Top works
- Uprootings/Regroundings
- خمسة أيام في بيت عمي
- On Being Included
- 1,2,3 Hatching
- Queer Phenomenology
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1969-08-30 ) 30 August 1969 (age 56) , Salford , England
- Alma mater
- University of Adelaide Cardiff University
- Occupations
- Writer, professor, independent feminist scholar
- Employer s
- Lancaster University , Goldsmiths, University of London , Rutgers University
- Known for
- Feminist theory , lesbian feminism , queer theory , critical race theory , postcolonialism , affect theory
- Partner
- Sarah Franklin
- Website
- www .saranahmed .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sara
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- Cardiff University
- Employer
- University of Surrey
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- postcolonialism
- Official website
- www.saranahmed.com
- Image
- Sara Ahmed-IMG 6457.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1969-08-30
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Art+Feminism
- different from
- Sara Ahmed
- Commons category
- Sara Ahmed
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- official blog URL
- feministkilljoys.com
- social media followers
- 82289
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Life
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