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December 3, 2013
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy

In Conversation with Susan Sontag: Art Through Metaphor

December 3, 2013
in American History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy

“Being intelligent isn’t, for me, like doing something ‘better.’ It’s the only way I exist…. I know I’m afraid of passivity (and dependence). Using my mind, something makes me feel active (autonomous). That’s good.” –Susan Sontag, As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh Susan Sontag viewed the world as metaphors. In

October 11, 2013
in Humanities, Social Science

The Voice in My Head: Steve Wasserman on Susan Sontag

October 11, 2013
in Humanities, Social Science

By Steve Wasserman Among the first books I’ve acquired for Yale University Press, just now being published, is a valentine to my late and beloved Susan Sontag. For decades, she was something of an Auntie Mame figure for me. We spent years haunting used bookstores in Berkeley, Los Angeles, and

September 28, 2013
in American History, Humanities, Social Science

In Conversation with Susan Sontag: A Window to 1970s Gender Politics

September 28, 2013
in American History, Humanities, Social Science

A writer, novelist, filmmaker, and activist, Susan Sontag was an engaged intellectual for whom thinking was a form of feeling and feeling a form of thinking. One of the most influential critics of her generation, she was widely admired by many women and something of a contested figure within the LGBTQ communities,

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In Conversation with Susan Sontag: Art Through Metaphor

The Voice in My Head: Steve Wasserman on Susan Sontag

In Conversation with Susan Sontag: A Window to 1970s Gender Politics