Carol J. Clover

Carol J. Clover
Born (1940-07-31) July 31, 1940 (age 84)
Visalia, California, U.S.[1]
ChildrenJoshua Clover
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Academic work
DisciplineMedieval studies, film studies
Notable ideasFinal girl

Carol Jeanne Clover (born July 31, 1940) is an American professor of Medieval Studies (Early Northern Europe) and American Film at the University of California, Berkeley.

Clover has been widely published in her areas of expertise, and is the author of three books.[2] Clover's 1992 book, Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film, achieved popularity beyond academe.[3][4] Clover is credited with developing the "final girl" theory in the horror genre, which has changed both popular and academic conceptions of gender in horror films.

Clover is a featured expert in the film S&Man, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006.[5]

  1. ^ "The Birth of Carol Jeanne Clover". California Birth Index. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Carol J. Clover : Department of Scandinavian, UC Berkeley". Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Joe Bob Briggs (December 18, 1992). "Berkeley professor Carol Clover, author of "Men, Women, and Chain Saws," may be the first person with a PhD ever to watch 200 slasher flicks BY CHOICE"". San Francisco Chronicle column, Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In. Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 16, 2006.
  4. ^ Mark Holcomb (December 1, 2003). "Girl Afraid". Village Voice. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)