Review of Stephen M. Barber and David L. Clark (eds.): Regarding Sedgwick: Essays on Queer Culture and Critical Theory.

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, here is the first paragraph of the interview: 

Reviewing Regarding Sedgwick, it is somewhat ironic to see that this eminent scholar and her exceptionally influential rediscovery of shame with regards to identity (trans-)formation should be so shamelessly ignored by large parts of academia. In certain quarters one still seems to assume that one can do without the groundbreaking insights that this remarkable and controversial thinker has produced over the last two decades. As a matter of fact, none of her works have been translated into German.1 And that is a shame! As it is, we can only hope that this dubious condition will soon come to an end; meanwhile, we can turn to publications that do recognize the outstanding impact Sedgwick has had on Gender Studies in general, and on Queer Studies in particular. One such study is Regarding Sedgwick: Essays on Queer Culture and Critical Theory.