ResearchMy research interests include French film of all eras, women's history and gender studies, and the intersections between film and other forms of popular culture. Currently I am writing a book on Agnès Varda's key films, her working methods, and her films' reception. Another ongoing book project is a study of 1950s French film culture. My book, Chanteuse at the City LImits: The Realist Singer in 1930's French Cinema was published by the University of California Press in 2004. Every June, I teach a three-week study abroad seminar in Paris sponsored by the UW International Academic Programs. Students stay in a residence in the Bastille neighborhood and attend class each morning on the history of French film. in the afternoons, we take advantage of the rich array of films screeened in the cinemas of Paris, including classic Hollywood, silent, avant-garde and international cinema. We also enjoy class visits by people working in the industry, such as critics, directors, and exhibitors. In 2005 the group spent a morning talking with director Agnès Varda at her production company. Selected Publications "A New Wave of Spectators: Contemporary Responses to Cleo from 5 to 7," Film Quarterly 61, no. 1 (Fall 2007): 38-47. “L’Inhumaine.” Entry in Dizionario critico dei film, one volume of the Enciclopedia del Cinema. Forthcoming, Cineteca del Comune di Bologna and Treccani. “Diva in the Spotlight: Music Hall to Cinema.” In Gender and French Cinema, edited by James S. Williams and Alex Hughes. Oxford: Berg, 2001. 35-61. “Flower of the Asphalt: The Chanteuse Réaliste in 1930s French Cinema.” In Soundtrack Available: Essays on Film and Popular Music, edited by Pamela Robertson and Arthur Knight. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2001. 134-160. "Les 'goualeuses' de l'écran," Le cinéma au rendez-vous des arts: France, années 20 et 30, edited by Emmanuelle Toulet, Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de Paris, 1995. 162-171. Selected Awards |
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