@SWGoldman Well, I don't actually know too many people under 40. But was inspired by tweets by @shawnmicallef on SS's influence on him
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@HeerJeet@SWGoldman they may not wave Sontag flags but she's vital to new generations.
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@michelledean@HeerJeet Her writing on photography still matters, and stands out among her works. Perhaps bc so few write about this topic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michelledean You mean about the New York intellectuals as a whole? I think many of them have faded (sometimes regrettably so). -
@HeerJeet@michelledean watch "Town Bloody Hall" sometime and you'll see why.
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@michelledean Right - by reputation I meant the way they actually changed people's thinking in fields like literature & art criticism,Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I don't think their reputations when alive were as important as we thought. Though someone like Philip Roth--very important.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michelledean Posthumous idolization hides fact their actual works not read as much as before.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@michelledean As a concrete example, I'd say Trilling's blessing for Norman Brown's "Life Against Death" made it a bestseller.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet If true, that is tragic, if for no other reason: her bullshit involvement in manufacturing genocidal lies about events in Bosnia.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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