Recognising and addressing unconscious bias and structural inequalities: A case study within television idea development

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dc.contributor.authorBrown, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Rosamund
dc.contributor.authorOyebanjo, Funke
dc.contributor.editorBerry, Marshaen
dc.contributor.editorDooley, Kathen
dc.contributor.editorMcHugh, Margareten
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T09:23:43Z
dc.date.available2022-12-20T09:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the idea development process within the UK television industry and raises the question of who has power and agency within it. Recently, there has been much discussion within the television industry about the commercial and social imperative for greater diversity, inclusion and risk taking in programme making, in order to both represent and appeal to contemporary audiences. However, our research suggests that there is at the same time a sense of disempowerment, a feeling that television culture itself is inhibiting this change and that individuals can do little to influence it. Building on existing research in the creative industries, this case study draws on observations, interviews and surveys carried out within the context of a talent development scheme and wider consultation with television development professionals. We will discuss the reasons for these contradictory currents of feeling, including the ways in which unconscious bias may operate to perpetuate inequalities and exclusions. Our article proposes that recognising and addressing unconscious bias within the idea development process is an important element in the wider process of tackling structural inequality in the television industry through collective action and institutional change.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationBrown, L., Davies, R. and Oyebanjo, F. (2022) 'Recognising and addressing unconscious bias and structural inequalities: A case study within television idea development', Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, 24, pp. 97-117. https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.24.06en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.24.06
dc.identifier.endpage117
dc.identifier.issn2009-4078
dc.identifier.issued24
dc.identifier.journalabbrevAlphavilleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Mediaen
dc.identifier.startpage97
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13986
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFilm and Screen Media, University College Corken
dc.relation.urihttps://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue24/HTML/ArticleBrownEtAl.html
dc.rights© 2022, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectTelevision industryen
dc.subjectDiversity and inclusionen
dc.subjectUnconscious biasen
dc.subjectIdeas developmenten
dc.titleRecognising and addressing unconscious bias and structural inequalities: A case study within television idea developmenten
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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