Laura Mulvey

Laura Mulvey
Mulvey in 2010
Born	(1941-08-15) 15 August 1941 (age 82)
Academic background
Alma mater	St Hilda's College, Oxford
Academic work
School or tradition	Screen theory
Institutions	Birkbeck, University of London
Main interests	Film studies and media studies
Notable ideas	Male gaze

Laura Mulvey (born 15 August 1941)^[1] is a British feminist film theorist and filmmaker. She was educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She is currently professor of film and media studies at Birkbeck, University of London. She previously taught at Bulmershe College, the London College of Printing, the University of East Anglia, and the British Film Institute.

During the 2008–09 academic year, Mulvey was the Mary Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities at Wellesley College.^[2] Mulvey has been awarded three honorary degrees: in 2006 a Doctor of Letters from the University of East Anglia; in 2009 a Doctor of Law from Concordia University; and in 2012 a Bloomsday Doctor of Literature from University College Dublin.