Sexuality and Literary Theory (Part 6 of 10)

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Michael Silverblatt

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James McCourt, Camille Paglia, Alan Hollinghurst and Edmund White

James McCourt discusses the emergence of "queer identity" and gives an overview of French literary theories and their influence on multiculturalism--while Camille Paglia explains the destructive nature of such theories. Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst, who writes about the gay experience, reveals that he reads very little popular gay literature. Edmund White explains how he has turned away from the aesthetic and has embraced social realism in his desire to document the AIDS crisis.

You can read an overview of the series or excerpts from:
Camille Paglia's Brea, Blow, Burn
Edmund White's Fanny: A Fiction

Guests:

James McCourt: author, 'Queer Street'
Camille Paglia: author, 'Break, Blow, Burn'
Alan Hollinghurst: author, 'The Line of Beauty'
Edmund White: author, 'Fanny'

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