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Notes on Jewish Camp

Simon Doonan in Tablet · 4 Sep

The article explores the intersection of Jewish culture and the concept of "Camp," as characterized by Susan Sontag's seminal "Notes on Camp," first published 60 years ago.

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Susan Sontag’s Funny! Sexy! Sad! Magnum Opus Threatens to Upend Our Democracy

Blake Smith in Tablet · 23 Jan

Susan Sontag's novel, The Volcano Lover, is a complex and fragmented work that combines various forms of writing and explores themes of history, collecting, and love.

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The Last Jewish Intellectuals

David Mikics in Tablet · 27 Nov 2023

Maestros & Monsters: Days and Nights with Susan Sontag and George Steiner is a new book by Robert Boyers that explores his friendships with these Jewish intellectuals.

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Ruthless Cosmopolitans

Adam Kirsch in Jewish Review of Books · 26 Sep 2023

"Maestros & Monsters" is a memoir by Robert Boyers that explores his relationships with two Jewish intellectuals, Susan Sontag and George Steiner.

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The Secret Life of Philip Rieff

Blake Smith in Tablet · 15 Dec 2022

Philip Rieff, known as the former husband of Susan Sontag, was a conservative sociologist who criticized American society as violent and doomed.

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Why Read Taubes?

Blake Smith in Tablet · 7 Jul 2022

"The Professor of Apocalypse" by Jerry Muller is a biography that explores the life of Jacob Taubes, a Jewish thinker who had a significant impact on 20th-century thought.

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The Professor of Apocalypse

Blake Smith in Tablet · 22 Feb 2022

The Professor of Apocalypse is a biography of Jacob Taubes, a significant yet underappreciated thinker of the late 20th century.

0 Literature Philosophy

What Would Susan Sontag Say?

Tel Aviv Review · 27 Sep 2021

Susan Sontag, a prominent philosopher and cultural critic, pondered the complex relationship between reality and representation throughout her influential career.

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What Would Susan Sontag Say?

Tel Aviv Review · 27 Sep 2021

In the book "Sontag: Her Life and Work" by Benjamin Moser, the author explores the life and ideas of philosopher and cultural critic Susan Sontag.

0 Literature Art

On Photography, Susan Sontag (1977)

Alice Gregory in Tablet · 17 Sep 2013

Susan Sontag's 1977 essay collection "On Photography" remains eerily prescient, especially in today's world where everything seems to culminate in a photograph.