Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag · Arts & Literature
American writer and public intellectual whose essays on culture and photography shaped criticism.
1933, New York City, United States — 2004, New York City, United States
United States
Susan Sontag is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American writer and public intellectual whose essays on culture and photography shaped criticism.
Sontag was among the most influential American essayists and cultural critics of the late 20th century; works such as 'Against Interpretation' (1966), 'On Photography' (1977) and 'Illness as Metaphor' (1978) reshaped how criticism treats art, images and disease. She was born into a Jewish family in New York and identified as Jewish, though secular. She also wrote fiction and directed films and was an outspoken public intellectual.
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American writer and public intellectual whose essays on culture and photography shaped criticism.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
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