Camille Paglia

@Cultural Critic, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Camille Anna Paglia is an American author, social critic, and academic Atheists Lesbians American Binghamton University Syracuse University Yale University Intellectuals & Academics Aries Celebrities Camille Anna Paglia is an American author, social critic, and academic. This biography profiles her childhood, life, career, works, achievements and timeline.Camille Anna Paglia is an American author, social critic, and academic. She is a self-labeled dissident feminist and is well-known for her scathing outlook on modern culture, especially concerning its portrayal in music, film and the arts. Bursting onto the scene in the 1970s, she is well-known as an academic who loves to challenge the cultural stigmas and public reactions to controversial subjects. Her idols during her formative years were strong women who made no apologies for the way they lived their lives such as Katherine Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Her fierce and uncompromising personality enabled her to live her life as an open lesbian during a time when it was considered a taboo. She has been described as a “feminist who hates affirmative action” and “an atheist who respects religion.” When it comes to her writings, she often takes an unanticipated and original stand to her topics. She cannot be put into a specific mold, as even those who share her opinions are not off-limits to her judgments

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Birthday: April 2, 1947 Nationality: American Famous: Cultural Critic, Atheists, Lesbians, Binghamton University, Syracuse University, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics Spouses: Alison Maddex Known as: Camille Anna Paglia, Hurricane Camille, Dr. Camille Paglia, Professor Camille Paglia Universities: Binghamton University,Syracuse University,Yale University Yale University Syracuse University Binghamton University Notable Alumnis: Binghamton University Syracuse University Yale University Information Detail Birthday April 2, 1947 Nationality American Famous Cultural Critic, Atheists, Lesbians, Binghamton University, Syracuse University, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics Spouses Alison Maddex Known as Camille Anna Paglia, Hurricane Camille, Dr. Camille Paglia, Professor Camille Paglia Universities Binghamton University,Syracuse University,Yale University Yale University Syracuse University Binghamton University Notable Alumnis Binghamton University Syracuse University Yale University Birth Place Endicott Religion Atheism, Catholicism Height 160cm Gender Female Father Pasquale Paglia Mother Lydia Anne Paglia Sun Sign Aries Born in Endicott Famous as Cultural critic

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Paglia was in a decade-long romance with artist Alison Maddex, eventually adopting Alison’s son. The coupled broke apart in 2007. Unsplash Personal Life

Though she is a registered Democrat, she voted third party in the last few elections. With a unique opinion on cultural values, she is against laws that oppose taboo subjects such as prostitution, drugs, abortion and pornography. Unsplash Personal Life

She was born on April 2, 1947 in Endicott, New York, to Italian immigrants Pasquale and Lydia Anne Paglia. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her parents were poor, but raised her to appreciate the art and culture of their new country. At the age of 3 she was introduced to the opera ‘Carmen’ which left a profound impression on her. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She attended Edward Smith Elementary School in Oxford, New York. While she was studying here, her family lived in a working farmhouse. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1956, at the age of 9, Camille attempted a production of ‘Hamlet’ at her school. The experience left her disappointed and hostile after some of the classmates failed to learn their lines. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1957, the Paglia family moved to Syracuse, New York, as her father had to attend graduate school. He later became an educator in Romance languages at Le Moyne College. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Upon graduating, she took to teaching at Bennington College in Vermont. This job lasted from 1972 until 1978 when she assaulted a student she caught flirting with her girlfriend. The college offered a settlement and allowed her to resign. Unsplash Career

In 1979, she published a paper ‘The Apollonian Androgyne and the Faerie Queen’ in ‘English Literary Renaissance.’ Unsplash Career

During the 1980s, when she faced rejection after rejection for her first book, ‘Sexual Personae’, Paglia supported herself with part-time teaching jobs at various colleges. Unsplash Career

In 1984, she was hired as a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She still holds this position today. Unsplash Career

As well as her teaching career, Camille also contributes to ‘Interview’ magazine and the website Salon.com Unsplash Career

Her 1990 book ‘Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson’ went on to become a bestseller after suffering half a dozen rejections. It discusses the aspect of the male force in civilization as compared to the female force. Unsplash Major Works

In 1992, she published ‘Sex, Art, and American Culture.’ The book was a compilation of editorials and reviews covering varying aspects of pop culture. Unsplash Major Works

‘Vamps and Tramps: New Essays’ was released in 1994. The book assembled a wide array of short articles, a long essay and cartoons relating to Camille from assorted newspapers. Unsplash Major Works

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Hitcock’s movie ‘The Birds’, Paglia released her own book of the same title. In it she used a psychoanalytic approach to decipher the movie’s themes. Unsplash Major Works

In 2005, she came up with ‘Break, Blow, Burn: Camille Paglia Reads Forty-three of the World’s Best Poems.’ Geared toward readers unfamiliar with poetry, she included personal essays to accompany the works explaining the purpose of each. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	April 2, 1947
Nationality	American
Famous	Cultural Critic, Atheists, Lesbians, Binghamton University, Syracuse University, Yale University, Intellectuals & Academics
Spouses	Alison Maddex
Known as	Camille Anna Paglia, Hurricane Camille, Dr. Camille Paglia, Professor Camille Paglia
Universities	Binghamton University,Syracuse University,Yale University Yale University Syracuse University Binghamton University
Notable Alumnis	Binghamton University Syracuse University Yale University
Birth Place	Endicott
Religion	Atheism, Catholicism
Height	160cm
Gender	Female
Father	Pasquale Paglia
Mother	Lydia Anne Paglia
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Endicott
Famous as	Cultural critic

Camille Paglia

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Apr 2, 1947

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