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Thanks, I’ll read Notes on Camp. I did read the Slate article, and I didn’t get much out of it beyond a claim that Sontag, via her writings or just her status

by majos 7y ago

Thanks, I’ll read Notes on Camp. I did read the Slate article, and I didn’t get much out of it beyond a claim that Sontag, via her writings or just her status as a public figure, represented and argued for a serious approach to thinking about culture. But this conclusion seemed oddly tacked on to the end of the article.

ritchiea 7y ago
Also for many major figures like Sontag their impact is hard to measure just by reading their work. Their impact is measured more by influence on their peers and intellectual ancestors. So if you're not familiar with an entire canon of literature you might find her interesting but not necessarily special.