Email: pc3@soton.ac.uk
I am a pioneer of Anglo-American feminist film theory and a leading exponent of gender and cinema studies. I worked at the British Film Institute for 15 years, during which time I edited The Cinema Book . I was associate editor of the leading film journal Sight and Sound from 1991 to 1994, before being appointed the UK's first Professor of European Film and Media at the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ in 1998.
Following my retirement in February 2006, I became Professor Emerita in Film at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ. My current research covers a wide range of subjects from fashion and film, history and cinema, feminism and auteur theory to national cinema, stardom and performance. My most recent book, Nicole Kidman , was published in 2012 as part of the BFI Film Stars series.
I have recently extended my research into videography, and my video essays can be viewed on my personal .
