Alan Sinfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Sinfield

English literary critic

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Southgate, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Dec-2017

Profession: sociologist, literary critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alan Sinfield (17 December 1941 – 2 December 2017) was an English theorist in the fields of Shakespeare and sexuality, modern theatre, gender studies, queer theory, queer studies, post-1945 politics and cultural theory.
He was a professor of English at the University of Sussex, and the author of a dozen books, and is credited with a leading role in establishing queer studies in mainstream academic studies.