Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Laura Minor, University of Salford) Minor, Laura (Lecturer in Television Studies

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This book explores female authorship in UK television comedy, with a focus on British and Northern Irish writers/performers. More specifically, it examines comedy texts produced between 2010 and 2020, a period marked by a proliferation of female-centric and female-created comedy. In the following order, comedians Julia Davis, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Caitlin/Caroline Moran, Michaela Coel, and Sharon Horgan will be analysed as key case studies.Drawing from these case studies, the book has two objectives. First, it seeks to update Kathleen Rowe's concept of the 'unruly' woman, shifting the emphasis from visibility and performance to the labour and contexts behind on-screen portrayals. Building on Rowe's existing scholarship, the book introduces the term 'fastidious' to describe how comedians display delicacy, precision, and control over their carefully crafted TV series. Secondly, the book aims to extend this concept to British and Northern Irish TV writers/performers who have been either overlooked or examined within broader transnational projects. In doing so, it 'reclaims' the authorship of women from the UK.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-08-31
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies in Television
Antal sidor192
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399503013
UtmärkelserShort-listed for British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Awards: Best First Monograph Award 2025 (UK)

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PrefaceUnravelling the ‘Unruly’ Woman: New Perspectives on Feminism, Intersectionality, and Authorship in Contemporary UK TV ComedyPhoebe Waller-Bridge, Posh Humour, and Political Correctness: Constructing the Upper/Middle-Classes in TV ComedyJulia Davis, Dark Comedy, and Defying Ageing Stereotypes: Analysing Older Female Stars in TV ComedyCaitlin/Caroline Moran, Celebrity Comics, and Classed Humour: Examining Overlooked Duos in TV ComedyMichaela Coel, Colourful Sitcoms, and Challenging the Status Quo: New Representations of Race in TV ComedySharon Horgan, Comedy Screenwriting, and Starting Merman: Recognising Authorship and Entrepreneurship in TV ComedyRethinking Women’s Place in Contemporary UK Television ComedyReferences

"Offering an analytical framework that convincingly deepens feminist analysis of comedy, Minor revitalises debates about humour, gender, power, and creativity. Via detailed analysis of key contemporary female UK and Irish writer/performers, this rigorous and persuasive analysis evidences that the sitcom remains a vital, elusive and – above all – political genre persistently picking at complex cultural tensions."