The Gender and Work in the Creative Industries research cluster, King's College London, will be hosting this half-day in-person mini-conference.
All welcome, but please register as spaces are limited. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
More details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-labour-and-activism-mini-conference-tickets-599007065257
Gender, Labour and Activism
19th April 2023 9:30-2:00
King's College London (K0.20)
This event brings together activists from the film and media industries as well as academics to explore the work that goes into doing activism in the cultural and creative industries, the Higher Education sector, and beyond. The event will include a panel discussion featuring Dr Joanna Abeyie, MBE (Head of Creative Diversity, BBC) and Jessica Levick (Co-founder, Raising Films), followed by two presentations by Prof Catherine Rottenberg (Nottingham) and Dr Christina Scharff (KCL).
Funded by Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London and British Academy Mid-Career Grant 'Feminism is Trending: digital feminist activism, labour and subjectivity’ (Grant holder: Dr Christina Scharff)
Panel I: Industry Dialogue: Care and Inclusion in the UK Media Sector
Dr Joanna Abeyie, MBE (Head of Creative Diversity, BBC)
Jessica Levick (Co-founder, Raising Films)
[Chaired by Dr Tamsyn Dent, Lecturer in Cultural Work, King's College London]
Panel II: Activism and/as Work: Trade Union Organising and Feminist Activism
Catherine Rottenberg (Professor of Feminist Thought and Culture, University of Nottingham)
'Affective activism: the less visible labour in trade union organizing'
Dr Christina Scharff (Reader in Gender, Media and Culture, King's College London)
'Are we all influencers now? The work that goes into doing activism online'
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