Kevin Kopelson is an American literary critic. He received a B.A. from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

, a J.D. from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, and a Ph.D. from

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

. Currently, he is Emeritus Professor of English at The

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (U of I, UIowa, or Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized int ...

. He is a contributor to the London Review of Books. He writes on topics ranging from fin-de-siècle literature to fashion photography.

Fields

Kopelson has published in the fields of sexuality studies,

critical theory Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are ...

cultural studies Cultural studies is an academic field that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture (including the politics of popular culture) and its social and historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers investigate how cultural practices rel ...

, and

20th-century literature Literature of the 20th century refers to world literature produced during the 20th century (1901 to 2000). The main periods in question are often grouped by scholars as Modernist literature, Postmodern literature, flowering from roughly 1900 to ...

Works

* ''Love's Litany: The Writing of Modern Homoerotics'' (Stanford University Press, 1994). * ''Beethoven's Kiss: Pianism, Perversion, and the Mastery of Desire'' (Stanford University Press, 1996). * ''The Queer Afterlife of Vaslav Nijinsky'' (Stanford University Press, 1997). * ''Finishing Proust'' (2000) * ''Neatness Counts: Essays on the Writer's Desk'' (University of Minnesota Press, 2004). * ''Sedaris'' (University of Minnesota Press, 2007). * ''Confessions of a Plagiarist: And Other Tales from School'' (Counterpath Press, 2012). * ''Adorno and the Showgirl: Or Late Style'' (2016)

References

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Personal website

Professional website
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