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Susan Sontag

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Also known as Susan Rosenblatt, Susan Lee Sontag, Susan Lee Rosenblatt

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

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Susan Sontag was an American writer, film director, screenwriter, and professor. She was born in New York City in 1933 and died there in 2004. Her notable works include *On Photography* and *Against Interpretation*. She was educated at the University of Paris, Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Chicago. Sontag worked in the fields of English-language literature, history, and philosophy.

She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and PEN America. She was also recognized in the Macarthur Fellows collection and the National Book Award collection. Sontag was married to Philip Rieff and had unmarried partners including Annie Leibovitz, María Irene Fornés, Nicole Stéphane, and Joseph Brodsky. She was employed by Sarah Lawrence College. She is buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Born
16 Jan 1933
Died
28 Dec 2004
Works
197

Top works

  • Refusenik!
  • On Paul Goodman
  • Selected Stories
  • AIDS and its metaphors
  • The way we live now

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New York City, New York, USA

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, literary and cultural theorist, icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain of Others.

Known for

  • 150 Miles of Rotting, Rutted, Lumpy, Dilapidated Pavement — Woman Talking2021
  • Symphony Of The Invisible — Self (voice)2020
  • Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful — Self (archive footage)2020
  • The Illegal Film — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Regarding Susan Sontag — Self (archive footage)2014
  • Great Thinkers: In Their Own Words — Self (archive footage)2011
  • 365 Day Project — Self2007
  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self (archive footage)2007
  • The Great Magician2006
  • Parola (su una data)2003

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Official website

The Susan Sontag Foundation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Susan
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
New York City
Spouse
Philip Rieff
Child
David Rieff
Occupation
opinion journalist
Educated at
North Hollywood High School
Employer
Sarah Lawrence College
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1971 Cannes Film Festival
Field of work
history
Genre
essay
Official website
www.susansontag.com
Image
Susan Sontag 1979 ©Lynn Gilbert (headshot).jpg
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place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
Commons category
Susan Sontag
cause of death
myelodysplastic syndrome
date of birth
1933-01-16
date of death
2004-12-28
unmarried partner
Joseph Brodsky
manner of death
natural causes
member of
PEN America
name in native language
Susan Sontag
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
start of work period
1959-00-00
writing language
English language
end of work period
2004-00-00
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VGT
nominated for
Lambda Literary Award
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Encyclopedic overview

Susan Lee Sontag (/ˈsɒntæɡ/; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works Against Interpretation (1966), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor (1978) and Regarding the Pain of Others (2003), the short story "The Way We Live Now" (1986) and the novels The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (1999).

Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or traveling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about literature, cinema, photography and media, illness, war, human rights, and left-wing politics. Her essays and speeches drew backlash and controversy, and she has been called "one of the most influential critics of her generation".

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