Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/28

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Susan Sontag
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Tue Dec 28 12:20:58 2004
References: <1104264930.41d1bee22fbf3@webmail.mit.edu>

Hmm... again, as late starter on this sort of stuff, I often hear 
criticisms of her writings but actually haven't read anything by her yet. 
So if I were to jump in with both feet, which one of her books is the most 
controversial (for good reasons)?

At 12:15 PM 12/28/2004, B D Colen wrote:

>ELowi just informed us of the death of S. Sontag, writing -
>"Love her or hate her, she died today at 71."
>
>Pedantic, self-important, at times so far off-base she wasn't even on the 
>field.
>And yet at times so brilliantly insightful one cannot escape reading her.
>
>I don't know that she will be missed. But she will be remembered.

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com) 


Replies: Reply from enitka1 at comcast.net (ernie nitka) ([Leica] Susan Sontag)
In reply to: Message from bdcolen at MIT.EDU (B D Colen) ([Leica] Susan Sontag)