Paglian

English

Etymology

From Paglia +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Paglian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Camille Paglia (born 1947), American teacher, feminist, and social critic.
   • 1999, Mimi R. Gladstein, Chris M. Sciabarra, Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand, page 16:

     Sheaffer takes a Paglian position on the necessity for feminists to confront the darker aspects of sexuality.

   • 2003, Julie V. Gottlieb, Feminine Fascism: Women in Britain's Fascist Movement, 1923-45‎^[1]:

     The new goddesses are butch Amazon women; they are the vanguard of the Dionescian/Paglian reaction against dogmatic feminism.

   • 2013, B. Ruby Rich, New Queer Cinema: The Director’s Cut‎^[2], page 69:

     She manages to shoehorn in cameos by Brian Freeman of the former performance group Pomo Afro Homos (1990-95), the singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon, whose hilarious explication of watermelon's cultural significance leaves the viewer baffled as to whether it's self-parody or a full-court display of Paglian earnestness.

Anagrams

• Pingala, paginal