She is better known for an essay which states that "the whole point of" the titular phenomenon "is to dethrone the serious," and declares its ultimate statement is "it's good because it's awful.
This thinker focused on contemporary depictions of war in Regarding the Pain of Others; that work built upon an earlier essay collection which compared the work of Diane Arbus to images documenting the Great Depression, On Photography. This author wrote a short story about the responses of several New Yorkers when one of their friends develops AIDS, entitled "The Way We Live Now."  She is better known for an essay which states that "the whole point of" the titular phenomenon "is to dethrone the serious," and declares its ultimate statement is "it's good because it's awful." In addition to "Notes on 'Camp'," she wrote about the psychological damage caused by myths surrounding tuberculosis and cancer. For 10 points, name this author of Illness as Metaphor and Against Interpretation.
This thinker focused on contemporary depictions of war in Regarding the Pain of Others; that work built upon an earlier essay collection which compared the work of Diane Arbus to images documenting the Great Depression, On Photography.
Susan {Sontag}