1st Edition
Female Authorship in Contemporary US Television When Women Run the Show
1. Introduction: The Rise of Female Authorship in US Television
2. The Construction of Female Authorship in US Television
3. Is This What “Feminism” Looks Like?: Female Authorship and the Representation of Women in “Feminist” Television
4. Intersectional Female Authorship, Casting Strategies, and the Representation of Women of Colour in Female-Authored Television
5. Intersectional Authorship and LGBTQ+ Representation in Women-Centred Television
6. “The Rise of the Millennial Sitcom”: Millennial Authorship and Self-Representation in Female-Authored Television
7. Conclusion: The End of Feminist Television?
Biography
Theresa Trimmel is Lecturer in Film and Television at the University of Bristol, UK.
“Through her sharp analysis of several US television shows of the 2010s, Theresa Trimmel considers the extra-textual and textual significance of the woman television author, a figure that embodies the contradictions of postfeminism and popular feminism of the 21st century, while also redefining the gendering of ‘quality television’ in a period of increased attention to on-screen intersectionality in the midst of a constantly changing industry. This is an important contribution to contemporary feminist media studies and television studies”.
Shelley Cobb, Professor of Film and Feminist Media Studies, University of Southampton.
“This rich, up-to-the-minute account of authorship focuses on the seemingly "game-changing" emergence of the female showrunner as brand and creative force. Theresa Trimmel asks a provocative and productive question: does the rise of this figure straightforwardly index expanded roles and progressive representation for women in and on television?”
Diane Negra, Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture, University College Dublin.
