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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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| gptkbp:awards |
Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_American_Studies_Association
Distinguished_Scholar_Award_from_the_National_Women's_Studies_Association |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1957-10-12
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Analyzed the cultural implications of intimacy.
Developed the concept of 'cruel optimism'. Explored the intersections of affect and politics. Examined the role of emotions in social and political contexts. Critiqued_neoliberalism_in_relation_to_personal_life. |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
2021-06-28
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| gptkbp:education |
PhD_from_the_University_of_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:field |
Cultural Studies
Literary Theory Queer Theory Gender_Studies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lauren Berlant
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Mikhail_Bakhtin
gptkb:Judith_Butler gptkb:Michel_Foucault gptkb:Eve_Kosofsky_Sedgwick |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Cultural Criticism
Affect Theory Theories_of_Gender_and_Sexuality |
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:Cruel_Optimism
gptkb:The_Queen_of_America_Goes_to_Washington_City The Female Complaint |
| gptkbp:publications |
gptkb:The_Queen_of_America_Goes_to_Washington_City:_Essays_on_Sex_and_Citizenship
gptkb:Cruel_Optimism gptkb:The_Epistemology_of_the_Closet Intimacy The Affect Theory Reader Sexual Citizenship: The Material Construction of Sexualities The_Cultural_Politics_of_Emotion The_Female_Complaint:_The_Unfinished_Business_of_Sentimentality_in_American_Culture The_Future_of_Affect_Theory The_Politics_of_Affect. The_Politics_of_Emotion Compromise_Formations:_A_Conversation_with_Lauren_Berlant |
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Feminist Theory
Queer Theory Cultural Politics Affect and Emotion Social_Theory |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Martha_Nussbaum
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