Camille Paglia - University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at The University of the Arts

Camille Paglia, University Professor of Humanities & Media Studies at The University of the Arts on South Broad Street, is an intellectual supernova – brilliant, unpredictable, fearless, passionate, controversial, and always original.

She is a self-proclaimed bisexual and a self-described feminist author who trashes traditional liberal feminism and, in line with her libertarian thinking, believes the government has no right to outlaw pornography, prostitution or recreational drugs. She is a Democrat who voted for Bill Clinton but who wins praise from conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge. She is a world-renowned expert on Western civilization and art history who also happens to enjoy listening to WIP SportsRadio around the clock.

Camille Paglia on capitalism: “Capitalism is an art form, an Apollonian fabrication to rival nature. It is hypocritical for feminists and intellectuals to enjoy the pleasures and conveniences of capitalism while sneering at it. Everyone born into capitalism has incurred a debt to it. Give Caesar his due.”

Camille Paglia on women: “Woman is the dominant sex. Men have to do all sorts of stuff to prove that they are worthy of a woman’s attention.”

Camille Paglia on men: “Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.”

The list of writers who have influenced Paglia’s work includes such diverse names as the Marquis de Sade, Sigmund Freud, Dorothy Parker and Rod Serling. The topics of her many books and articles are all over the map as well – sex, art, poetry, US presidential politics, Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds, Jackie Kennedy, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, and yes, even Terrell Owens.

Camille Paglia caricatures by the brilliant Zach Trenholm

In a world of predictable talking heads, political pundits and spin doctors, Camille Paglia’s free spirit is more refreshing than a cup of Cherry Soda at Pat’s Steaks on a hot July afternoon – and coming from a cheesesteak website, that’s saying a lot.

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Camille Paglia’s Articles from Salon.com

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