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Karen Durbin | |
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| Born | Karen Lee Durbin August 28, 1944 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Film critic |
Karen Durbin (born August 28, 1944) is an American journalist, feminist, and critic. While Durbin is best known for her work with The Village Voice, she wrote and published consistently on film, arts, anti-war, and feminist issues (particularly during the second wave) from the late 1960s until the mid-2010s. In addition to her work with The Voice, Durbin is also known for her contributions as editor and writer for publications such as Mirabella, Mademoiselle, Elle, The New York Times, among others.
Early life and education[edit]
Karen Lee Durbin was born August 28, 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio[1], to Violet and Charles Durbin. She attended high school in Indianapolis, and went on to study at Bryn Mawr College[1], where she majored in English. Durbin was first exposed to professional journalism at age 19, as an intern for the (now defunct) Indianapolis Times.
Career[edit]
Beginnings[edit]
After graduating in 1966, Durbin moved to New York, and worked as an editorial assistant for The New Yorker[1]. During her time as an editorial assistant, Durbin met her close friend and peer, Ellen Willis[2], a founding member of Redstockings feminist collective.
Attending Redstockings meetings exposed Durbin to the political ideologies of radical feminism, civil rights and anti-war movements (she would go on to serve on the editorial board for Win Magazine). In the early 1970s, she worked as an Information Officer[1] at New York City's Environmental Protection Administration.
Village Voice[edit]
Durbin first began writing for The Village Voice in 1972 with the debut article "Casualties of the Sex War", which was picked up by editor of Mademoiselle, who approached Durbin to cover feminist issues for the women's magazine. Durbin would go on to have her own feminist column at Mademoiselle, "The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Sex."[3] Durbin returned to the Village Voice as a full-time staff writer in 1974, covering a range of feminist issues and film criticism.
In 1975, she toured with the American rock and roll band the Rolling Stones and penned an article about lead singer and guitarist Mick Jagger[4]. Durbin's 1976 cover story "On Being a Woman Alone"[5] remains one of the publication's most notable personal essays[4]. She wrote and acted as the arts editor[4] for The Voice regularly for the next fifteen years, after which she assumed the role of Arts and Entertainment Editor of Mirabella from 1989 until 1994.
In 1994 Karen Durbin returned to the Village Voice as Editor-in-Chief [4]. During the 1990s Durbin was also involved with journalism pedagogy, teaching classes at Columbia School of Journalism, and actively taking part in other university affairs, such as panels, committees, and guest lectures.
She resigned as editor of Village Voice in 1996[6].
Film Criticism[edit]
After her resignation, she continued to regularly contribute film and culture criticism for Mirabella, Elle (as the publication's first film critic [7]), and the New York Times Arts section. She was also a member of New York Film Critics Circle[8].
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Voice Names New Editor, The New York Times, April 5, 1994.
- ^ Ellen Willis Memorial Brings Diverse, Laughing Crowd, New York Magazine, November 13, 2006.
- ^ Stearns, Peter N. (1999). Battleground of Desire: The Struggle for Self-control in Modern America. NYU Press. p. 405. ISBN 0814781284.
- ^ a b c d William Glaberson, At Home With: Karen Durbin; In with the Out Crowd and Loving It, The New York Times, December 7, 1994.
- ^ Stokes, Geoffrey (1982). The Village voice anthology (1956-1980): Twenty-five years of writing from the Village voice. Quill. p. 59-70. ISBN 0688012221.
- ^ Janny Scott, Editor of Village Voice Resigns, The New York Times, September 11, 1996.
- ^ Kristin McCracken, HIFF 2013 AWARD-WINNING FILMS TO SCREEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 14,Hamptons International Film Festival, October 3, 2013.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, New York Film Critics Circle moves up voting date, Screendaily, October 19, 2011.
External links[edit]
- "At Work With: Karen Durbin; In the Out Crowd and Loving It" by William Glaberson,The New York Times, December 7, 1994.