On the eve of the Cannes International Film Festival, Swarthmore College Professor of Film and Media Studies Patricia White is available for comment on the new generation of young female directors who have come to prominence in the international film festival network.
White is the author of the new book Women’s Cinema, World Cinema, which explores the intersection of feminism and film in the 21st century.
In the book, White argues that the globalized network of film festivals has enabled young women directors to make and circulate films that challenge both the aesthetics and politics of art house cinema and feminist genealogies.
"My book is about what kinds of stories get told by and about women directors – what kinds of scripts they get cast into and then go on to rewrite," says White, who joined the Swarthmore faculty in 1994.
If you are interested in speaking with White, please contact Mark Anskis in the Swarthmore College communication office (610-328-8271 /[email protected]).
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