lived experience

In Berlant’s view, irony is a key mode of expression in contemporary life because it showcases the gap between our ideals and the reality of our lived experience.

It then took organizing to bring those visions into being as part of our daily, lived experience.

It's just out of curiosity usually, but it's their lived experience.

"I'm incredibly grateful to Rhianon working with the force. It's important we don't only look at academic work, but lived experience and learn from that," she said.

That means sharing the lived experience of the people whom a lawmaker seeks to represent.