Marjorie Rosen

Marjorie Rosen is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and professor best known for her 1973 book Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies and the American Dream.[1] Rosen currently teaches Journalism at Lehman College in New York.[1]

Career

Holding both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Michigan and New York University respectively, Rosen has worked for a multitude of companies as a journalist including The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, and Film Comment as well as many others.[1]

Rosen has written four books throughout her career, the first being her most well-known feminist film work Popcorn Venus (1971), followed by a mystery novel titled What Nigel Knew (1981) which was written under the alias Evan Field.[2] Rosen's next book is Mia & Woody: Love and Betrayal (1994), which was written about Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's relationship, with the help of Mia Farrow's past nanny, Kristi Groteké.[1] Marjorie Rosen's most recent book is Boom Town: How Wal-Mart Transformed an All-American Town into an International Community (2009), which examines Walmart's influence on a small town in Arkansas.[2]

Rosen has also worked as a screenwriter on projects such as The Alfred G. Graebner Handbook of Rules and Regulations with CBC, and First the Egg with ABC.[2] Additionally, she worked as a screenwriter on an Emmy award-winning special for ABC, Read Between the Lines: Starring the Harlem Globetrotters[2].

For her screenwriting, Rosen has earned two fellowships throughout her career.[2]

Now, Rosen is a professor of Journalism at Lehman College.

Role in Feminist Film Theory

Marjorie Rosen's novel Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies & the American Dream is one of the first feminist film theory books.[3] In Rosen's own words, Popcorn Venus is the "first major retrospective on women in films".[4] The book is comprehensive coverage of films from the early to later 20th century, focusing primarily on women's problematic characterization on-screen.[3] Despite some criticism of Rosen's lack of emphasis on diverse women in film, Rosen laid much of the groundwork for feminist film analysis with her book.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Journalism, Communication and Theatre - Lehman College". www.lehman.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Marjorie Rosen - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  3. ^ a b c McCabe, Janet (2004). "Book Review: Old Wives' Tales: Feminist Re-Visions of Film and other Fictions". Feminist Review. 74 (1): 116–119. doi:10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400106. ISSN 0141-7789. S2CID 144362924.
  4. ^ Marjorie, Rosen (1975). Popcorn Venus. Avon. ISBN 0-380-00177-2. OCLC 1281852037.