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What Is Camp? The Met Gala 2019 Theme, Explained (Published 2019)
- - Camp may be easier to identify than to define. Sontag's definition begins, "Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It is one way of seeing the world as an aesthetic phenomenon." - “the essence of camp”: an embrace of all things exaggerated, artificial, and over-the-top. - Merriam-Webster’s definition is “something so outrageously artificial, aff... See more
from Ahead Of The Met Gala, Remember: ‘You Can’t Have Camp Without Queer’ by Refinery
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- Carmen Merport Quiñones - camp’s most characteristic qualities—theatricality, extravagance, and a “seriousness that fails - Since the Met has us all talking about camp, we might recall Susan Sontag’s admonition, in her famous essay on the subject, that “To talk about Camp is…to betray it.” - due to Sontag’s initial ‘betrayal,’ camp has long been a ... See more
from What is "Camp"? Five Scholars discuss Sontag, The Met and Camp's Queer Origins by Aesthetics For Birds
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- 1. To start generally: Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It is one way of seeing the world as an aesthetic phenomenon. That way, the way of Camp, is not in terms of beauty but in terms of the degree of artifice. 2. Emphasize style is to slight content or introduce an attitude which is neutral with respect to content. 3. Not only is there a Ca... See more
from Notes on Camp by susan sontag
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