I often use the word 'camp,' and I particularly used it in Grad School to describe Kurt Vonnegut's loving but critical portrayal of normal people, but I could never put it into good words until I came upon this essay, by the amazing, real genius writer Susan Sontag. I thought her essay may be useful to those of you who try to describe why gay guys love Liza Minnelli (stereotypically) or why you covet Aunt Rose's collection of Hummel Figurines. super-camp hollywood-camp Notes On "Camp" by Susan Sontag Published in 1964. Many things in the world have not been named; and many things, even if they have been named, have never been described. One of these is the sensibility ...