Marjorie Rosen is American author, journalist, screenwriter, and professor, known for her 1973 book Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies and the American Dream.
Rosen currently teaches Journalism at Lehman College in New York
Holding Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Michigan and New York University respectively, Rosen has worked as journalist for The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Film Comment and others.
Rosen has written four books: the first and best-known is the feminist film work Popcorn Venus (1971), followed by a mystery novel titled What Nigel Knew (1981), written under the alias Evan Field.
Rosen’s book, Mia & Woody: Love and Betrayal (1994), was written about Mia Farrow and Woody Allen’s relationship, with the help of Farrow’s past nanny, Kristi Groteké.
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 small town in Arkansas.
Rosen has also worked as a screenwriter on The Alfred G. Graebner Handbook of Rules and Regulations with CBC, and First the Egg with ABC.
She worked as screenwriter on Emmy award-winning special for ABC, Read Between the Lines: Starring the Harlem Globetrotters. For her screenwriting, Rosen has earned two fellowships throughout her career.
Marjorie Rosen’s Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies & the American Dream is among of the first feminist film theory books.
The book is comprehensive coverage of films from the early to later 20th century, focusing primarily on women’s problematic characterization on-screen.
Despite criticism of Rosen’s lack of emphasis on diverse women in film, the book laid the groundwork for feminist film analysis.
Film Theory: Feminism–Marjorie Rosen’s “Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies and the American Dream”
Marjorie Rosen is American author, journalist, screenwriter, and professor, known for her 1973 book Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies and the American Dream.
Rosen currently teaches Journalism at Lehman College in New York
Holding Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of Michigan and New York University respectively, Rosen has worked as journalist for The Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Film Comment and others.
Rosen has written four books: the first and best-known is the feminist film work Popcorn Venus (1971), followed by a mystery novel titled What Nigel Knew (1981), written under the alias Evan Field.
Rosen’s book, Mia & Woody: Love and Betrayal (1994), was written about Mia Farrow and Woody Allen’s relationship, with the help of Farrow’s past nanny, Kristi Groteké.
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 small town in Arkansas.
Rosen has also worked as a screenwriter on The Alfred G. Graebner Handbook of Rules and Regulations with CBC, and First the Egg with ABC.
She worked as screenwriter on Emmy award-winning special for ABC, Read Between the Lines: Starring the Harlem Globetrotters. For her screenwriting, Rosen has earned two fellowships throughout her career.
Marjorie Rosen’s Popcorn Venus: Women, Movies & the American Dream is among of the first feminist film theory books.
The book is comprehensive coverage of films from the early to later 20th century, focusing primarily on women’s problematic characterization on-screen.
Despite criticism of Rosen’s lack of emphasis on diverse women in film, the book laid the groundwork for feminist film analysis.