Question

Jay Prosser argued that this thinker’s “transgendered investment” is exemplified (-5[1])by the book Tendencies. An essay by this thinker recalls an activist saying, “What would we know then that we don't already know?” when asked if a conspiracy is true, and contrasts a “strong theory” of “negative affects” with a view seen as “merely reformist.” This thinker interpreted the behavior of Sparkish and Pinchwife in The Country Wife, and Bradley and Eugene’s competition for Lizzie in Our Mutual Friend, as “erotic triangles.” This critic, who contrasted (*) “paranoid” and “reparative” readings, discussed “the unspeakable” and (10[1])a type of “male panic” in an essay on Henry James’s “The Beast in the Jungle.” This (10[1])author (10[1])of Between Men analyzed John Claggart’s attraction to Billy Budd in a book that popularized the term “homosocial.” For 10 points, (10[1])name this queer theorist who wrote Epistemology of the Closet. ■END■

ANSWER: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick [or Eve Kosofsky]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vivian MaloufWorld's Fair Wiggle WalkThe Present King of James is Bald9-5
Alana DickeyCleo: 5/7 movieTunks et al.9310
Gabe ForrestWilliams et al.Free-ish Agents11010
King VidorHouston Junior CollegeRiley et al.11110
Ariel FaederThe Present King of James is BaldWorld's Fair Wiggle Walk13210

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y5100%20%20%97.20
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y786%29%0%104.00
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y1100%0%0%89.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y1100%0%0%109.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%90.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%0%25%111.50