This special issue recognizes the work and legacy of Agnes Varda (1928-2019), a Belgian-born film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist whose work was part of the French New Wave film movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the wake of Varda's passing in March 2019, contributors offer reflections on the continued relevance of her work. Until the end of her life, Varda was engaged with feminism, ethics, politics, and the representation of women in the film industry. Rather than focusing on Varda's most famous films, the contributors to this issue consider aspects of her oeuvre that have contemporary relevance and those that point to the future: films, art installations, and photographs that have received less scholarly attention; her political activism; her role as manager of her own production company; and her Instagram presence. By emphasizing these often-overlooked elements of Varda's creative output, the contributors reveal the depth of her artistic legacy and demonstrate how vastly important and interconnected her entire body of work is.

Contributors
Dominique Bluher, Nadine Boljkovac, Kelley Conway, Rebecca J. DeRoo, Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, Colleen Kennedy-Karpat, Homay King, Matt St. John, Emma Wilson

About the Author
Rebecca J. DeRoo is Associate Professor of Communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology and author of Agnes Varda between Film, Photography, and Art. Homay King is Professor of History of Art at Bryn Mawr College and author of Virtual Memory: Time-Based Art and the Dream of Digitality, also published by Duke University Press.


Book Information
ISBN 9781478021193
Author Rebecca J. DeRoo
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press