My forthcoming book begins with thinking about Eve Sedgwick’s idea of the “weaver’s handshake” as “a tactile interrogation,” an inherited gesture for testing our surroundings, a subtle movement that measures the “rub of reality.” In my final section, I return to this idea, adding to it the “threader’s kiss”–a term I use to describe the…
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Amy E. Elkins (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of English at Macalester College. (Curriculum Vitae) I write about modern and contemporary literature, art theory and visual culture, and feminist/queer approaches to the archive. As an artist, theorist, and interdisciplinary scholar, I emphasize dynamic, global approaches to research and student-driven inquiry across media. I also currently serve…
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