Gender Inequality in Screenwriting Work

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-07089-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

This is the first book to critically examine the recruitment and working practices of screenwriters. Drawing on interviews with screenwriters and those that employ them, Natalie Wreyford provides a deep and detailed understanding of entrenched gender inequality in the UK film industry and answers the question: what is preventing women from working as screenwriters? She considers how socialised recruitment and gendered taste result in exclusion, and uncovers subtle forms of sexism that cause women’s stories and voices to be discounted. Gender Inequality in Screenwriting Work also reveals the hidden labour market of the UK film industry, built on personal connections, homophily and the myth of meritocracy. It is essential reading for students and scholars of gender, creative industries, film and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to understand why women remain excluded from many key roles in filmmaking.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wreyford, Natalie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmdrehbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Filmindustrie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The extent of gender inequality in film screenwriting work.- 2. Gendering the screenwriter.- 3. Gender, capital and getting in.- 4. The gendered dynamics of the recruitment of screenwriters.- 5. The impact of motherhood on screenwriters.- 6. Being outnumbered.- 7. Gendering taste.- 8. Conclusions: Moving beyond numbers to make change happen.

Über Autor(innen)

Natalie Wreyford is Research Fellow on “Calling the Shots: Women and Contemporary UK Film Culture” at the University of Southampton, UK. She completed her PhD at King’s College London. Prior to this, she worked in screenplay development for many years, including at Granada Films and the UK Film Council.