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The Women in Film & Television History Network is a group of researchers, activists, and academic professionals engaged in exploring the contributions women have made to the emergence and development of film and television. The WFTHN Blog shares updates from the Network, covering News Announcements, Press releases, Guest posts, and other trivia.
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by Peter Kramer Employment statistics for women in Hollywood continue to paint a depressing picture,[1] as do the statistics for female roles in Hollywood movies.[2] In general women are severely underrepresented both in the industry and on screen. And yet, without necessarily diminishing the rather bleak overall outlook, there are some surprising developments to observe, which concern ..read more
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2w ago
by Estrella Sendra Kalista Sy during her event at University of Oxford on 26 March 2024 (Photo: Estrella Sendra) In 2019, a search for ‘African feminism’ in an internet browser would likely bring up the name Kalista Sy as the first result. The Senegalese series producer and director has stated, “I hadn’t quite realised I ..read more
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1M ago
By Dr. Victoria Lowe Dr Victoria Lowe reflects on her work in the personal archive of film critic, Caroline Lejeune (1897-1973). Finding a letter... What do you do when you are researching the papers of C. A. (Caroline) Lejeune and an envelope tumbles out of a file full of newspaper cuttings and publicity materials? As ..read more
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by Christa van Raalte This week, the nominations for the British Academy Television Awards will be announced. There will be nominations for a range of TV craft roles, including directors, cinematographers, sound recordists and editors, as well as production design, hair and make-up, and costume; there will also be awards for programmes and series falling ..read more
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by Justin Smith and Katharine Short Out of the Attic Recent revisionist histories have recovered neglected and marginalised accounts of women's roles in the UK's film and television industries, championed by a raft of UKRI-funded research from 'Women's Work and Working Women: A Longitudinal Study of Women Working in the British Film and Television Industries ..read more
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2M ago
by Stefania Marghitu This blog first appeared on the Critical Studies in Television website on 3 December 2015. I’ll always remember my initial reaction when I first watched Absolutely Fabulous (BBC, 1992-2012). Edina Monsoon (played by co-creator Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy Stone (played by former model and co-star Joanna Lumley) appeared to be the rudest, crudest and strangest women ..read more
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by Claire Sedgwick For my family, Christmas means television. As far as I know, we have never owned Monopoly, and the idea of playing charades is quite frankly laughable. The Royle Family Christmas specials were a staple of our Christmas TV schedule for many years. Created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, The Royle Family (BBC, 1999-2012) was a ..read more
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3M ago
Dear members, We are excited to announce that the Women’s Film and Television History Network (WFTHN) is looking for a PhD student or Early Career Researcher to be the Film Blog Editor for our website. As the Film Blog Editor, you will be responsible for: Curating and commissioning blog posts on various topics related to women’s ..read more
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by Hannah Hamad This blog first appeared on the Critical Studies in Television website on 27 November 2020. 17 November 2020 marked the fortieth anniversary of the death of 20-year-old University of Leeds student Jacqueline Hill. She was the thirteenth and final woman to be killed in the notorious so-called ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ murders that took place in ..read more
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4M ago
In June 2023, the University of Sussex hosted our biennial conference, Doing Women's Film and Television History (DWFTH). In this post, Arielle Woods offers a thoughtful, generous and informative review of the conference proceedings. This conference review was originally written for Apparatus journal and is being reposted with kind permission from the author and journal editors ..read more