Linda Williams (film scholar)

Linda Williams
Linda Williams
	Williams speaking in 2018
Born	December 18, 1946; San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2025 (aged 78); Lafayette, California, U.S.
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley; University of Colorado Boulder
Thesis	Figures of desire: an analysis of surrealist film (1977)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Illinois Chicago; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Berkeley;
Main interests	Film studies
Notable works	Hard Core: Power, Pleasure and the Frenzy of the Visible
Website	filmmedia.berkeley.edu/faculty-profile/linda-williams

Linda Lorelle Williams (December 18, 1946 – March 12, 2025) was an American professor of film studies in the departments of Film Studies and Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley.

Linda Williams
Williams speaking in 2018
Born	(1946-12-18)December 18, 1946 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	March 12, 2025(2025-03-12) (aged 78) Lafayette, California, U.S.

Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley University of Colorado Boulder
Thesis	Figures of desire: an analysis of surrealist film (1977)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Illinois Chicago University of California, Irvine University of California, Berkeley
Main interests	Film studies
Notable works	Hard Core: Power, Pleasure and the Frenzy of the Visible

Website	filmmedia.berkeley.edu/faculty-profile/linda-williams