Susan Sontag

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/susan-sontag

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. When was Susan Sontag born?January 16, 1933
2. When did Susan Sontag die?December 28, 2004
3. What is Susan Sontag known for?Seminal essays and novels critically examining culture, media, photography, illness, and politics
4. What is the career?Writer, essayist, critic, filmmaker, activist, and influential public intellectual
5. Who was Susan Sontag?Susan Sontag was a writer born in 1933 who wrote essays about art, movies, illness, and war.
6. What is the essay "Notes on Camp" about?It explains the idea of "camp" as a love of exaggeration and artifice, and it was first written in 1964.

Aesthetic Sensibility: A particular way of appreciating beauty and art, often involving specific tastes and judgments.
Discourse: Written or spoken communication or debate, especially on a particular subject.
Public Intellectual: An academic or scholar who is known for engaging with and commenting on public affairs.