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Karen Redrobe is the Elliot Roslyn Jaffe Professor and Undergraduate Chair in the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has served as Department Chair and has contributed significantly as the Director of the Wolf Humanities Center and the Advisor for the Arts University Diversity Search. Redrobe is the author of several important texts including "Vanishing Women: Magic, Film, Feminism" and "Crash: Cinema Politics Speed Stasis," along with her forthcoming book titled "Undead: (Inter)(in)animation, Feminisms, Art War." Her scholarly work focuses on the evolving role of film theory, war, media violence, community media, animation, and contemporary art, and she has received the Society for Cinema and Media Studies’ 2025 Distinguished Pedagogy Award. Redrobe is a former senior editor of the MIT journal Grey Room and has been involved with the editorial board of PMLA. She is committed to expanding access to higher education and fostering inclusive classroom environments. Redrobe has directed various courses such as "Global Film Theory" and "Participatory Community Media 1967-Present," and has chaired multiple doctoral dissertations on topics related to animation and media studies. Her contributions extend to collaborative projects aimed at enhancing pedagogy in film studies, and she actively engages in public discussions through platforms like the New Books Network which highlights her ongoing contributions to cinema and media discourse.
University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA
Currently holding the position of Professor, focusing on film studies and pedagogy.
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