Ginette Vincendeau (born 1948) is a French-born British-based academic who is a professor of film studies at King's College London.

Early life and education

Vincendeau was educated at the Lycée Lamartine and Lycée Sophie Germain in Paris, and the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, gaining a degree in English language and literature. She taught French in schools in the UK and at the University of East Anglia, before completing a doctorate in film studies, supervised by Thomas Elsaesser.

Career

While in Norwich, she initiated and co-organised the Norwich Women’s Film Weekend. Before assuming her post at King's, Vincendeau was Professor of Film Studies at University of Warwick. Vincendeau is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound magazine and the feminist site le genre et l’écran. She contributes essays to many DVDs of French films, in particular for Arrow Films, BFI and The Criterion Collection. She has written widely about European, and especially French cinema, specialising in popular genres and stars. In 1998, she was awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, for services to French culture. She is currently co-chief general editor of the journal French Screen Studies. She has been called one of the "key figures within the field who have been leaders in research and teaching of French cinema".

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Edited and co-edited books

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