Maureen Rogers
University address:
Department of Communication Arts
University of Wisconsin-Madison
821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
rmrogers at wisc dot edu
maureenrogers.org
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Communication Arts (Film)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Expected May 2017)
Dissertation: From the Margins to the Mainstream: Exploitation Cinema and the New
Hollywood
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Smith
Minor in Media and Cultural Studies
M.A.
Communication Arts (Film)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (May 2012)
B.A.
English (Honors), French, & Film Studies
Vanderbilt University (May 2006),
summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Film History; Media Industries and Institutions; Exploitation and B-Films; African-American
Cinema; Animation; Contemporary Hollywood; Genre; Formal Analysis and Aesthetics
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
2017. “‘Territory Going Fast!’: State Rights Distribution and the Early Multi-Reel
Feature.”Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (forthcoming).
Under revision. “Remaking the B Film in 1940s Hollywood: Producers Releasing Corporation and
the Poverty Row Programmer.”
Under review. “‘Sizzlers for Unabashed and Broadminded Adults’: Sexploitation Exhibition in Five
U.S. Markets, 1960-1965.”
Under review. “‘Feeling Shocked and Sickened’”: Paratexts, Video Nasties, and the Regulation of
the Home Video Audience.”
In progress. “From ‘X’ to ‘R’: The 1970s Youth Sexploitation Cycle.”
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Reviews
2015.
Book review of Daniel Herbert, Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store,
Berkeley: University of California, 2014, for Velvet Light Trap 76 (Fall 2015), 76 -78.
In progress. Book review of Peter Alilunas, Smutty Little Movies: The Creation and Regulation of
Adult Video, Berkeley: University of California, 2016, for Quarterly Review of Film and
Television.
Related Essays
2015.
"Cannon Films and Death Wish 3." Cinematheque Blog. April 6, 2015.
http://cinema.wisc.edu/blog/2015/04/05/death-wish-3-classic-trash-cinema
2015.
"Cannon Films and Ninja III: The Domination." Cinematheque Blog. March 6, 2015.
http://cinema.wisc.edu/blog/2015/03/04/maureen-rogers-enters-cannons-ninja-cycle
2014.
“Ms. 45 and the Rape and Revenge Film.” Cinematheque Blog. September 28, 2014.
http://cinema.wisc.edu/blog/2014/09/28/uw-madisons-maureen-rogers-ms-45-and-rapeand-revenge-movie
2013.
“Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and the Low-Budget Superhero Film.” Antenna:
Responses to Media and Culture. May 22,
2013.http://cinema.wisc.edu/blog/2014/09/28/uw-madisons-maureen-rogers-ms-45-andrape-and-revenge-movie
2013.
“The 2013 Cannes Film Festival.” Antenna: Responses to Media and Culture. May 31, 2013.
http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2013/05/31/what-are-you-missing-cannes-film-festivaledition/
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2016.
Chancellor’s Fellowship. Department of Communication Arts. Fall 2016. University of
Wisconsin-Madison. ($10,152)
2016.
Graduate Student Travel Grant. Adult Film History Special Interest Group, Society for
Cinema and Media Studies. ($500)
AWARDS AND HONORS
2015.
Elliott Dissertation Scholarship.
Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2014.
Passed preliminary exams with distinction.
Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin--Madison.
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2013.
Elizabeth Risser Award for outstanding female graduate student.
Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2012.
Pearce Award for Research and Academic Performance.
Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2010.
First Year McCarty Research Award.
Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
2017
Teaching Assistant
CA 355: Introduction to Film Production (Spring)
2016
Lecturer
CA 357: History of Animation (Summer)
2016
Teaching Assistant
CA 357: History of Animation (Spring)
2015
Instructor of Record
CA 100: Introduction to Speech Communication (Fall)
2015
Teaching Assistant
CA357: History of Animation (Spring)
2014
Teaching Assistant
CA 552: Contemporary Hollywood Cinema (Fall)
2014
Instructor of Record
CA 100: Introduction to Speech Communication (Spring)
2013
Instructor of Record
CA 100: Introduction to Speech Communication (Fall)
2013
Teaching Assistant
CA 350: Introduction to Film Studies (Spring)
2012
Teaching Assistant
CA 350: Introduction to Film Studies (Fall)
2011
Instructor of Record
CA 100: Introduction to Speech Communication (Fall; Spring)
2010
Instructor of Record
CA 100: Introduction to Speech Communication (Fall; Spring)
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Conferences Organized
2015.
Exploitation Area (Chair and Organizer), Film & History Conference, Madison, WI,
November 5-8, 2015.
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Conference Panels Organized
2017.
Panel: Historical Perspectives on Adult Film and Media Distribution, Society for Cinema
and Media Studies, Chicago, Illinois (submitted). (Panel Chair).
2015.
Panel: “Historicizing Exploitation Industries: Technology, Distribution, and
Exhibition,” Film & History Conference, Madison, WI, November 5-8, 2015. (Panel Chair).
Conference Presentations
2017.
“Tent-poles, Drive-ins, and Dracula’s Dog: Crown International Pictures and
Exploitation Distribution in the New Hollywood,” Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 2017 (submitted).
2016.
“We’re not rated X for nothin,’ baby!”: The Adult Animated Features of Ralph
Bakshi,” Film & History Conference, Milwaukee, WI. October 28, 2016.
2016.
“Wattstax (1973) as ‘Blaxploitation’ Documentary,” Visible Evidence Conference XXVIII,
Bozeman, MT, August 11-14, 2016.
2016.
“From ‘X’ to ‘R’: The 1970s Youth Sexploitation Cycle,” Society for Cinema and Media
Studies, Atlanta, GA, March 30-April 3, 2016.
2015.
“Louis Sher’s Sherpix and the US Sexploitation Market.” Film and History Conference.
Madison, WI, November 5-8, 2015. (Panel Chair).
2015.
“Buying the B Film: Story Adaptation at Producers Releasing Corporation," Society for
Cinema and Media Studies Conference. Montreal, Quebec, March 23-29.
2015.
“Experimental Pleasures: Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys (1968),” MadLit
Graduate Conference. Madison, WI, February 27-28.
2014.
“Sexploitation in the City: Sex Film Exhibition in Boston and Minneapolis, 1960-1965,”
Film and History Conference. Madison, WI, October 29-November 2.
2014.
“States' Rights Distribution and the Feature Film, 1911-1914” Society for Cinema and
Media Studies Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. March 19-23.
2013.
“In the Red and Over the Top: Cannon Films and the Low-Budget Action Film.” Film
and History Annual Conference. Madison, WI, November 20-24.
2013.
“From the Underground to the Grindhouse: Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys
(1968),” Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference. Chicago, IL, March 5-10.
(Panel Chair).
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2013.
“From Sexploitation to Star Wars: New World Pictures and Specialty Distribution in the
Blockbuster Era,” Southwest Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Association
Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 13-17.
INVITED TALKS
2016.
‘Sex, Death, and Car Crashes”: New World Pictures and the Youth Sexploitation Cycle.”
Film Colloquium. University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 21.
2016.
“Contemporary TV Animation: Digital Workflows and Aesthetics.”Communication
Arts 357, History of Animation. University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 6.
2016.
“Jay Ward, Hanna Barbera, and Early Television Animation.” Communication Arts 357:
History of Animation. University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 4.
2014.
“On Itinerant Distribution.” Conference Presentation Workshop. Film Colloquium.
University of Wisconsin – Madison. February 27.
2014.
“Cannon Film and the Home Video Market.” Communication Arts 552: Contemporary
American Cinema. University of Wisconsin-Madison. October 6.
2013.
“Sexploitation and the ‘Narrative’ - ‘Number Distinction.” Conference Presentation
Workshop. Film Colloquium. University of Wisconsin – Madison. February 21.
2013.
“Avant-Garde Film Aesthetics,” Communication Arts 350: Introduction to Film
Studies. University of Wisconsin-Madison. April 22 & April 24.
EDITORIAL SERVICE
2010-2016.
Member, Editorial Board, The Velvet Light Trap: A Critical Journal of Film
and Television.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
2016.
Developed humanities breadth requirements for CA357: History of Animation.
Department of Communication Arts. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Media Production and Software
Adobe Premiere Pro – intermediate skill level in industry-leading video production software
HTML and CSS – basic level of knowledge for building and managing websites
16mm Bolex camera – intermediate experience shooting, projecting, and editing 16mm film
Sony NX5U camera
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Filmmaking Experience
2013.
“So You Want to Study Movies?” HD short film, co-directed with Jenny Oyallon-Koloski
and Nora Stone. Selected for the 2012 Communication Arts Showcase and featured on
the Communication Arts department website.
2011.
“The Dog Haus.” HD short film. Selected for the Communication Arts Showcase.
2011.
“Light Journal.” 16 mm short film.
Languages
French – writing (good), reading (excellent), and speaking (conversational)
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Cinema and Media Studies
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