https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerTheory/comments/1j7t73o/analyzing_sedgwicks_understandings_of_queer/
created by NeverHaveEnoughSocks on 10/03/2025 at 07:28 UTC
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Hi! I'm looking for works that have already analyzed Sedgwick's understandings of queer reading using Rosenblatt's efferent/aesthetic stance theory[1]. I'm thinking in particular of Sedgwick's readings where she focuses on the reparative readings and getting something positive out of the text, vs. when she talks about interrogating the sounds of the text in something like Henry James.
1: https://adventuresoftheliftinglibrarian.blog/2022/05/05/aesthetic-and-efferent-reading/
It seems like the two ideas are very much connected, but I haven't found any work where someone has made the connection explicitly. Would appreciate any leads, thanks!
There's nothing here!