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Camille Paglia
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Endicott, New York, USA
Camille Anna Paglia (born April 2, 1947) is an American academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1984. Paglia is critical of many aspects of modern culture, and is the author of Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) and other books. She is a critic of American feminism and of…
Known for
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael — Self2019
- Germaine Bloody Greer2018
- A Glitch in the Matrix — Self (archive footage)2018
- Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942–1984 — Self2017
- There's Only One America's Team2016
- Bra Wars – Hollywood’s Affair With The Bra — Self2014
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest2009
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood — Self2008
- Paris, Not France — Self2008
- Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed — Self2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Camille Anna Paglia , ( 1947-04-02 ) April 2, 1947 (age 79) , Endicott, New York , U.S.
- Occupation
- Professor, cultural critic
- Education
- Binghamton University ( BA ), Yale University ( MA , PhD )
- Subjects
- Popular culture, art, poetry, sex, film, feminism, politics
- Literary movement
- Individualist feminism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Camille
- Gender
- trans man
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Endicott
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Yale University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Sexual Personae
- Field of work
- humanities
- Movement
- atheism
- Image
- Camille Paglia.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- influenced by
- Simone de Beauvoir
- date of birth
- 1947-04-02
- Commons category
- Camille Paglia
- name in native language
- Camille Paglia
- birth name
- Camille Anna Paglia
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- Italian Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Camille Anna Paglia (/ˈpɑːliə/ PAH-lee-ə; born April 2, 1947) is an American academic, social critic and feminist. Paglia was a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1984 until the university's closure in 2024. She is critical of many aspects of modern culture and is the author of Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) and other books. She is also a critic of contemporary American feminism and of post-structuralism, as well as a commentator on multiple aspects of American culture such as its visual art, music, and film history.
Early life
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