DETECt Crime Series Webinar #11 Diversity   What Screenwriters Can Do
Channel: Serial Eyes Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Date: 2021-03-03

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 11 we return to our roundtable with DETECt scholars Dr. Elena D’Amelio, Dr. Monica Dall’Asta, Dr. Alvaro Luna and Dr. Federico Pagello and discuss the representation of race and ethnicity in European TV crime series. So how should we think about race and ethnicity in European crime shows? Our experts recommend strategies that screenwriters can use to bring more diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality into the world of the TV crime series. Case studies include Cherif (FTV 2, 2013-2019) and Tatort (ARD, 1970- ). 


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