AR 600WagJ Jans B. Wager Film Noir Collection

AR 600WagJ Jans B. Wager Film Noir Collection

1913-2017

Extent: 20 boxes

Biographical/Historical note: Jans B. Wager is a professor at Utah Valley University where she coordinates the Cinema Studies program. She teaches courses in Cinema Studies and English Literature. Dr. Wager earned her B.A. from University of Colorado at Boulder. She then earned her M.A. in German and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, both from University of California at Davis. Dr. Wager has published books and essays on representation within film noir including titles such as Jazz and Cocktails: Rethinking Race and the Sound of Film Noir and Dames in the Driver's Seat: Rereading Film Noir. She has also published essays on film director and actor Ida Lupino, and on the actor Richard Roundtree. This archive collection includes research related to all of her publications.

Arrangement note: Materials have been arranged into series by subject.

Scope and Contents note: Collection contains research on film Professor Jans B. Wager has compiled during her career.

Gift of Jans Wager

Jans Wager

George Sutherland Archives at Utah Valley University; Laura Huysmans, Student Intern

19 June 2019

Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.

Copyright for official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

AR 600WagJ

Wager, Jans B., 1958-

Film noir.; Research.; Film noir--California--Los Angeles--History and criticism.; Film noir--History and criticism.; Film noir--Influence.; Film noir--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.; Film noir--United States.; Film noir--United States--History--20th century.; Film noir--United States--History and criticism.; Film noir--Songs and music.; Film noir--United States--Encyclopedias.; Melodrama; Masculinity.; Jazz.; Lupino, Ida, 1918-1995; Lupino, Ida, 1918-1995--Criticism and interpretation.; Lupino, Ida, 1918-1995--Performances.; Post-modernism