David Halperin | |
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| Born | April 2, 1952 |
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| Education | Oberlin College (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD) |
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| Institutions | University of Michigan |
David M. Halperin (born April 2, 1952) is an American theorist in the fields of gender studies, queer theory, critical theory, material culture and visual culture. He is the cofounder of GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, and author of several books including Before Pastoral (1983) and One Hundred Years of Homosexuality (1990).