Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia is the University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A regular contributor to Salon.com, she is the author of Glittering Images; Break, Blow, Burn; Sexual Personae; Sex, Art, and American Culture;, Vamps & Tramps, Free Women, Free Men and Provocations. The paperback of Provocations will be released in September.

On Myra Breckinridge and the Life of Gore Vidal

Camille Paglia Unpacks the Mores of a Different Era

June 27, 2019 By Camille Paglia

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Camille Paglia on the Iconic Cover of Patti Smith’s Horses

"The Mapplethorpe photo synthesizes my passions and world-view"

March 22, 2017 By Camille Paglia

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