As those who follow the academic side of film criticism know, Laura Mulvey is a distinguished figure in film theory. Her development of psychoanalytic film theory greatly influenced a whole body of thought and research in the areas of gender, representation, and cinema, starting with the seminal essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema (1975). Although my most recent project critiques her theories as functioning among the very modes of representation and analytical frameworks that she seeks to bring down, Mulvey's importance as a feminist and a film scholar has left an indelible mark on cinema studies and enabled the development of a variety of feminist film theories over the past three decades.
She is currently in Philadelphia, participating in a lecture series at the University of Pennsylvania.
Here is the information from Penn's Cinema Series web page:
Tuesday, April 1, 3:00 pm
Penn Cinema Distinguished international Scholar Series Presents
LAURA MULVEY
Lecture on Kiarostami's transition to the digital
401 Fisher Bennett-Hall
3440 Walnut Street
University of Pennsylvania
Tuesday, April 1, 7:00 pm
Penn Cinema Distinguished international Scholar Series Presents
LAURA MULVEY
Public screening of Riddles of the Sphinx,
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti, and Amy!
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tuesday, April 1, 8:00 pm
PENN CINEMA PRESENTS
You Talking To Me? America Remakes Movies... a film series
Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders, Germany, 1987
Sky Lounge Harrison College House
3910 Irving Street
University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, April 2, 5:00 pm
Fourth Annual Film and Pedagogy Colloquium
Laura Mulvey on Teaching Formal Film Analysis
William Boddy on Teaching Television Studies
401 Fisher Bennett-Hall
3440 Walnut Street
University of Pennsylvania Thursday, April 3, 5:00 pm
Penn Cinema Distinguished international Scholar Series Presents
LAURA MULVEY
Lecture on Under the Skin of the City
111 Annenberg School for Communication
3620 Walnut Street
University of Pennsylvania
This marks the second impressive catch for this quickly up-and-coming program, which also featured a series on Werner Herzog for several nights last Fall. (Although I regrettably missed out on seeing Herzog talk, I did catch a screening of his latest movie, Encounters at the End of the World.)
Unfortunately, I won't make it to this lecture series. But for those in the Philadelphia area with an interest in film studies, I strongly encourage attending. Besides, it's free! Distinguished Scholar Lectures just don't get much better than that. It's sort of like a pre-Festival treat for film lovers in Philly.
Which reminds me: I will be attending the Philadelphia Film Festival this coming Saturday. Anyone interested in meeting downtown, let me know.
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