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Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America.

Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."

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American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)

Born 16 Jan 1933
Died 28 Dec 2004

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  • Cover of: Against interpretation and other essays
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    Cover of edition againstinterpret00sont First published in 1966 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: I, etcetera: Susan Sontag.
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American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)

Born 16 Jan 1933
Died 28 Dec 2004

Subjects

American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, Essays (single author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Social aspects, Sontag, susan, 1933-2004, Criticism, American essays, Artistic Photography, Authors, biography, History, Modern Literature, Photography, Fiction, general, History and criticism, Photojournalism, War and society, War in art, AIDS (Disease), Actresses, American Authors, Atrocities, Authors, american, Metaphor, National Book Award Winner

Places

United States, California, Hanoi (Vietnam), Italia, Italy, Naples, Naples (Italy), North Vietnam, Nápoles (Italia), Poland, Vesubio (Italia), Vesuvius, Vesuvius (Italy)

People

Susan Sontag (1933-2004), Susan Sontag (1933-), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935-), Agnes Martin, Akke Alma, Albita, Alexandria Trower, Alice James (1848-1892), Alice Waters, Alison Estabrook, Angie Idrogo, Ann Hamilton, Ann Richards, Anna Deavere Smith, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948), Asabi Romera Henderson, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Bush, Barbara Walters Martha Stewart, Betty Ford, Blythe Danner, Brooke Astor, Carly Fiorina, Chamique Holdsclaw, Christen Powell

Time

20th century, 19th century, 1734-1860

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