Grace E. Lavery

Grace E. Lavery is a writer, editor, and academic. She is an Associate Professor of English, Critical Theory, and Gender & Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research explores the history and theory of aesthetics and interpretation, with particular interests in psychoanalysis, literary realism, and queer and trans cultures. She is the author of the award-winning scholarly book 'Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan' and the speculative memoir 'Please Miss'.