Queer theory challenges: ideology and ignorance in Eve Sedfwick‟s axioms

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-6644.20190018

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper I aim to think of connections among queer theory and the discussions of ideology, knowledge and ignorance with an eye to highlighting how queer debates feed themselves on the gaps of ideologies of competence (CHAUÍ, 2008) The intertwining of the aforementioned themes plays a central role in the discussion of the axioms proposed by Eve Sedgwick (1990) as instruments of reflection on queer theory in contemporary times.
Keywords: Queer theory. Eve Sedgwick. Ideology. Ignorance.

Author Biography

  • Ruan Nunes, Universidade Estadual do Piauí
    Professor assistente de Língua Inglesa e respectivas literaturas na Universidade Estadual do Piauí. Doutorando em Estudosbde Literatura na Universidade Federal Fluminense.

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Published

2019-06-25