As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh

In the second volume of Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh, the narrative resumes in the mid-1960s, chronicling Sontag's ascent within New York City's artistic and intellectual circles. This volume captures her transformative journey, culminating in the publication of her influential work, Against Interpretation, and spans significant moments from her trip to Hanoi during the Vietnam War to her filmmaking in Sweden, concluding in 1981 at the dawn of the Reagan era. The journals provide a profound insight into Sontag’s evolving thoughts and her political and moral awakening during a pivotal time in history.