Basinger Honored in Variety’s “Women’s Impact Report 2012”

Jeanine Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, chair of film studies, was honored in Variety magazine’s special feature edition, “Women’s Impact Report 2012.“ In the profile, Basinger discusses her typical work week; the often-underestimated number of hours that college professors dedicate to their jobs; her secret to work-life balance; and why she doesn’t carry a cell phone.

She says, “My worklife and my personal life are very highly integrated. Students I’ve taught have now become my friends and are a part of my life. I don’t have a problem juggling two lives, my life is coherent and it’s only one life. In a sense I’m always working and I’m never working.”

Also, in late September, Basinger’s review of Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews, a new biography of the actor, was published in The Wall Street Journal. Basinger considers why Andrews, who had a long career as a leading man in film, has been relegated to a “second tier” of actors, seldom listed among the legendary male stars of the studio system.