Peter Wollen
Peter Wollen (29 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was a film theorist and filmmaker. He studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. Both political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (1969) helped to transform the discipline of film studies by incorporating the methodology of structuralism and semiotics. He taught film at a number of universities and was Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles at the time of his retirement from academe in 2005.
Peter Wollen | |
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| Born | 29 June 1938 London, UK |
| Died | 17 December 2019 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Lee Russell |
| Spouses | |
| Partner | Laura Mulvey |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Film studies and media studies |
| Institutions | Brown University New York University Northwestern University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Notable works | Signs and Meaning in the Cinema |
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