Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
Barriers to Diversity in Film – A Research Review – Aug 07
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well as types of roles allocated. A qualitative and quantitative study of<br />
recent British films (for example, the <strong>to</strong>p 40, or the <strong>to</strong>p 100) and an<br />
exploration of the cast<strong>in</strong>g of under-represented groups would be a<br />
good start<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>to</strong> analyse types of roles, whether <strong>in</strong>cidental or<br />
not, and whether they contribute <strong>to</strong> the cumulative effects of<br />
stereotyp<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
7.5.2 Career pathways<br />
There is no <strong>in</strong>formation on career pathways of under-represented<br />
groups, when compared <strong>to</strong> white, able-bodied, middle-class men’s<br />
pathways. However, there are some <strong>in</strong>dications of how people access<br />
the film sec<strong>to</strong>r and some evidence of mov<strong>in</strong>g up through the sec<strong>to</strong>r,<br />
but this is based on small-scale case studies. There is no research on<br />
how and why certa<strong>in</strong> direc<strong>to</strong>rs, producers and writers from under-<br />
represented groups have been successful.<br />
7.5.3 Occupational data on disabled people, lesbians and gay men<br />
More <strong>in</strong>formation is needed about disabled professionals and gay men<br />
and lesbians <strong>in</strong> the film sec<strong>to</strong>r, particularly their career pathways and<br />
the types of jobs they occupy..<br />
7.5.4 Multiple identities<br />
People have multiple identities based on the <strong>in</strong>tersections of, for<br />
example, gender and age, class and race, gender and ethnicity, age<br />
and disability. We do not, for example, have <strong>in</strong>formation about<br />
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