Lauren Rabinovitz

Lauren Rabinovitz is a Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa affiliated with the Department of American Studies and Cinematic Arts. She specializes in cinema and television studies, with a focus on early cinema, amusement parks, and world's fairs.

Research Interests: Her scholarly work explores the intersection of film history, American cultural studies, and entertainment spaces like amusement parks and world's fairs. She has authored influential books such as Electric Dreamland: Amusement Parks, Movies, and American Modernity and Points of Resistance: Women, Power, and Politics in the New York Avant-Garde Cinema, 194-1971.