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"Diana was signalling the undercurrent of sexuality in her persona” Camille Paglia on Princess Diana
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"Diana was signalling the undercurrent of sexuality in her persona” Camille Paglia on Princess Diana

This week's glittering image is a clip of Paglia (and a few others) discussing Princess Diana as a fairytale princess come to life, a mythological archetype, and an actual work of art. I am not sure where this clip is from or when it came out, but Paglia refers to Diana in the present tense so I would assume it is from the mid 1990s.

Paglia was also interviewed by Salon here on that dark day of August 31, 1997; she offers her insight into what happened between Diana, the paparazzi, and the royal family. It's an interesting read, as are all of Paglia's Salon articles.

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u/PhaedrasMorning — 17 hours ago
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Favorite female anti-feminist?

I flip back and forth between Australian anti-feminist Germaine Greer and American anti-feminist Camille Paglia, and at different times I have thought each of them is my absolute favorite female anti-feminist. At least, until I change my mind again.

The case for Germaine Greer: The Female Eunuch was brilliant and truly revolutionary in the 1970s and it remains an excellent read. She is endlessly funny and charismatic in interviews, and who didn't love her in the famous 1971 A Dialogue on Women's Liberation Town Hall with Norman Mailer. I admire Greer's other interests, like her environmental restoration work in Australia---the lady made a rainforest---and her obsession with Shakespeare, which I share. Her book, Shakespeare's Wife, is an intriguing book and directly inspired Hamnet, finally giving us a fair portrayal of Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway. Wherever Greer's interests flow, I'm there.

The case for Camille Paglia: The impossibility of a bestselling book like Sexual Personae also being a huge, 700+ page academic tome on human sexuality and Western literature/art almost always give Paglia the edge (in my mind, at least). I have to admit I also find Paglia's numerous books to be highly readable, much more so than Greer's, and I attribute this to her lifetime of teaching and her understanding of how to hold attention. Paglia's sharp critiques of the education system as well as her commentary on pop culture and society in general is almost always as interesting (or more so) than her literary analysis. I could read Paglia's Salon.com articles for the rest of my life.

What about you? Who is your favorite female anti-feminist? Germaine Greer, Camille Paglia (strange they never really became friends) or someone else? Christina Hoff Sommers? Katie Roiphe? Does Betty Friedan count!? Curious to know what you think.

u/PhaedrasMorning — 8 days ago
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Camille Paglia & Lauren Hutton talk feminism and more in 1995

Each week I'll post a video or image or some amuse-bouche relating to Ms. Paglia.

This week, we have a clip from model Lauren Hutton's short lived talk show called "Lauren Hutton and..." featuring Camille Paglia, lots of cheekbones, and some unique filming techniques.

Lauren and Camille were friends (perhaps they still are) and Lauren spoke about reading Sexual Personae for the first time and their friendship in this article.

Lauren Hutton on reading Sexual Personae in 1991...

“I had figured out for myself that monotheism had turned women into second-class citizens,” she says. “But Camille said it wasn’t just meanness on men’s part — it was evolutionary, and had joined the nations. She says we are caretakers — which I saw, living with these tribes. Because the greatness of men is to go too far. Quite often you get yourself or everybody else in the area killed, but you get to the moon, you invent airplanes. You do all these things that — the girls won’t like to hear this — we don’t do. Just couldn’t care less. We’re here to see that everybody’s eating, everybody’s having a better quality of life all around.”

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u/PhaedrasMorning — 15 days ago
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New Camille Paglia article + r/camillepaglia is back!

A couple of months ago a brand new Camille Paglia interview (compete with new photos) popped up to coincide with the reissue of Sexual Personae in the UK. Many of you probably caught it at the time, but in case you missed it check it out here: Camille Paglia: ‘The feminist establishment tried to dismiss me’

I know a few of us had been trying to post this interview in r/camillepaglia but unfortunately this sub was locked down. I am happy to report we are now BACK and you are welcome to come over and rejoin the conversation.

There is much to discuss about this article. I think I was most surprised to learn that she seems to be in relatively good health for her age and the next book is not about Native American art/archaeology. Did anything surprise you?

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u/PhaedrasMorning — 18 days ago
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New Courtney Love Interview with Criterion

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u/PhaedrasMorning — 18 days ago
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This Must Be The Place (2011)

Plot: An aging goth rock star is retired and listless in Ireland when he decides to visit the U.S. to hunt for a Nazi.

Why it's underrated: This film won an award at Cannes and received good reviews from Roger Ebert and NYT (among other critics) but it seems very few watched it at the time and no one talks about it now.

It's possible people found the photo of Sean Penn looking like a mashup of Robert Smith and Edward Scissorhands off-putting and couldn't see how this imagery could be related to a road trip movie built around a Nazi hunt. This film looks like it would be inaccessible but it's actually an easy, thoroughly enjoyable watch.

More pluses:

  • It's a well-written script with witty dialogue and some gorgeous cinematography; the Italian director (Paolo Sorrentino) must have been quite taken with the midwestern highway views during the roadtrip (there were comparisons between this and the way Wim Wenders lovingly shot Paris, Texas). He did an artful job of showing how beautiful the U.S. can look.
  • Great quirky performances from Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton, Judd Hirsch, and Eve Hewson (Bono's daughter). And Davidl Byrne (Talking Heads) shows up as himself.
  • The music is fantastic. If you're a fan of "This Must Be The Place" by The Talking Heads and of Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) the soundtrack will be a treat.
u/PhaedrasMorning — 3 months ago