B. Ruby Rich is a distinguished scholar whose work delves into the theories and memories of feminist film movements. As a Professor of Film and Digital Media, she has critically engaged with cinema through extensive writing and curatorial roles at major film festivals. Her insightful analysis offers a unique perspective on the evolution and impact of feminist perspectives within film.
B. Ruby Rich has been involved with queer filmmaking-as a critic, film- festival curator, publicist, scholar, and champion-since it emerged in the 1980s. This volume collects the best of her writing on New Queer Cinema from its beginning to the present.
Part journalistic chronicle, part memoir, and a cultural historical odyssey, this title features the-way-it-was collection of essays that captures the birth and growth of feminist film. It introduces each essay with an autobiographical prologue that describes the intellectual, political, and personal moments from which the work arose.
V. 1. Theory, practices, and transcontinental articulations -- v. 2. Studies of national cinemas. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.