: An original 1990 review from The New York Times that discusses Paglia's "scorched-earth attack" on liberalism and feminism.
Camille Paglia's Ambiguous Critical Legacy - Manhattan Institute
: This academic article specifically uses Paglia's theories to analyze the famous bust of Nefertiti. It explores how the sculpture’s "sensuous androgyny" and "sexual ambivalence" contribute to its enduring celebrity.
Camille Paglia’s seminal 1990 work, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson , argues that Western culture is defined by a persistent struggle between two opposing forces: the (male, rational, orderly) and the Dionysian (female, chaotic, chthonic nature) . Paglia posits that civilization is an artificial "swerve" away from the overwhelming power of nature, which she describes as indifferent and "red in tooth and claw".