London Review Bookshop Podcast Benjamin Moser and Lara Feigel on Susan Sontag
Jan 8, 2020
Benjamin Moser, biographer of a great twentieth-century thinker, and Lara Feigel, co-author of a biography on Susan Sontag, discuss Sontag's life and legacy. They explore the complexities of Sontag's work and personal life, the challenges of writing a biography, and Sontag's impact during the Bosnian war. They also touch on topics such as archival research, the role of women intellectuals, and the absence of role models for girls in the 1960s.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Intimacy of Archival Research
04:10 • 17min
Reactions to a Revelation and the Desire for Acknowledgement
21:14 • 2min
The Complexities of Susan Sontag's Life
22:47 • 12min
Harriet and her outspokenness about sex
34:57 • 16min
Writing Biographies and the Challenges of Research
50:53 • 2min
The Financial Challenges and Susan Sontag's Impact in Bosnia
52:33 • 10min
Role Models and Intellectualism
01:02:13 • 2min
Susan Sontag's Rise as a Woman Intellectual
01:04:03 • 3min