DETECt Crime Series Webinar #10 Gender and Diversity
Channel: Serial Eyes Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Date: 2021-02-24

Welcome to the DETECt Crime Series Webinar!

The crime series is a great way to study what makes TV series tick. Crime is, in terms of production volume and ratings, the most popular fiction genre in Europe. But why? What is the appeal of crime shows? And, more importantly, how can we write our own? Over the next ten weeks we’ll be releasing a new episode every Wednesday. In each episode in this series we are going to discuss one specific element found in TV crime series.



In episode 10 we convene a roundtable of DETECt scholars to discuss diversity in TV crime series. So far we’ve only been talking about the white, middle-aged male detective. Now it’s time to ask: how are female detectives portrayed? And where do we encounter other minorities, such as LGBT characters or  people of color, in crime series? Host Benjamin Harris discusses gender and diversity in crime series with DETECt scholars Dr. Elena D’Amelio, Dr. Monica Dall’Asta, Dr. Alvaro Luna and Dr. Federico Pagello. Case studies include L’Allieva (RAI, 2016- ), Quo Vadis Baby (Sky Italia, 2008), Imma Tataranni sostituto procuratore (RAI, 2019- ) and Bella Da Morire (Voiceless, RAI, 2020). 


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