Henry D. Abelove | |
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 Henry Abelove in 2021 | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, literary scholar, historian |
| Employer | Wesleyan University |
Henry D. Abelove is an American historian and literary critic, most of whose writings focus on the history of sex during the modern era. He is widely considered to be an important figure in the development of gay and lesbian studies and queer theory.[1] He is best known for his groundbreaking books The Evangelist of Desire: John Wesley and the Methodists (Stanford University Press, 1990) and Deep Gossip (University of Minnesota Press, 2003) along with The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader (Routledge, 1993) (co-edited with Michele Aina Barale and David Halperin) which codified the fields of gay and lesbian studies and queer theory and provided them with their first teaching anthology.[2]
- ^ "Revisiting Gay Liberation: Notes on Henry D. Abelove's Lecture at National Central University". International Institute for Cultural Studies. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Louisiana State University".