Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Lauren Berlant

Born: October 31, 1957
Died: June 28, 2021 (aged 63)
Bio: Lauren Gail Berlant was an American scholar, cultural theorist, and author. Berlant was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Chicago, where they[a] taught from 1984 until 2021. Berlant wrote and taught issues of intimacy and belonging in popular culture, in relation to the history and fantasy of citizenship.
Known for:
- Cruel Optimism (2011)
- The female complaint (2008)
- The queen of America goes to Washington city (1997)
- Sex, Or the Unbearable (2013)
- The anatomy of national fantasy (1991)