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Lauren Berlant

American academic and author (1957-2021) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 63

Lauren Gail Berlant was an American scholar, cultural theorist, and author who is regarded as "one of the most esteemed and influential literary and cultural critics in the United States."

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship2016

About this person

Berlant was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Chicago, where they taught from 1984 until 2021. Berlant wrote and taught about issues of intimacy and belonging in popular culture, in relation to the history and fantasy of citizenship.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1957 to 2021 · aged 63