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Kelley Conway |
Expertise and Activities
My research interests include French film of all eras, women's history and gender studies, and the intersections between film and other forms of popular culture. Currently I am writing a book on Agnès Varda's key films, her working methods, and her films' reception. Another ongoing book project is a study of 1950s French film culture.
Every June, I teach a three-week study abroad seminar in Paris sponsored by the UW International Academic Programs. Students stay in a residence in the Bastille neighborhood and attend class each morning on the history of French film. in the afternoons, we take advantage of the rich array of films screeened in the cinemas of Paris, including classic Hollywood, silent, avant-garde and international cinema. We also enjoy class visits by people working in the industry, such as critics, directors, and exhibitors.
In 2005 the group spent a morning talking with director Agnès Varda at her production company.
Education
- Ph.D. UCLA, 1999
- D.E.A. Universite de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, (Paris III), 1992
- M.A. University of Iowa, 1988
- B.A. Carleton College, 1986
Honors and Awards
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Distinguished Teaching Award, 2008
- Wisconsin Humanities Council, Grant for , 2002
- Fulbright, Senior Specialist Grant, 2001
Selected Works
Books
- 2004. Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Articles
- 2008. "The New Wave in the Museum: Varda, Godard, and the Multi-Media Institution." Contemporary French Civilization, 32:2 (Summer 2008).
- 2007. "A New Wave of Spectators: Contemporary Responses to Cleo from 5 to 7." Film Quarterly 61, no. 1, 38-47.
Chapters
- 2009. "L'lle et elle: lieu, temps, écran, récit." Agnès Varda et au-delà, Anthony Fiant, Roxane Hamery and Eric Thouvenel, eds. Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. 209-218.
- 2008. "L'Inhumaine." Dizionario critico dei film, one volume of the Enciclopedia del Cinema, Cineteca del Comune di Bologna and Treccani.
- 2001. "Diva in the Spotlight: Music Hall to Cinema." Gender and French Cinema, James S. Williams and Alex Hughes, eds. Oxford: Berg. 35-61.
- 2001. "Flower of the Asphalt: The Chanteuse Réaliste in 1930s French Cinema." Soundtrack Available: Essays on Film and Popular Music, Pamela Robertson and Arthur Knight, eds. Durham and London: Duke University Press. 134-160.
- 1995. "Les 'goualeuses' de l'écran." Le cinéma au rendez-vous des arts: France, années 20 et 30, Emmanuelle Toulet, ed. Paris: Bibliothéque nationale de Paris. 162-171.
Courses
- CA 350 - Introduction to Film
- CA 455 - French Film
- CA 613 - Women and Film
- CA 613 - European New Waves
- CA 956 - The French New Wave
