Amy Genders
Biographic Data
| ID | 3047331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Genders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Genders |
| SIGNATURE | GENDERS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0626-8521 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building and sustaining freelance careers in a small nation
Often characterised as an occupational group of highly skilled, responsive, resilient and creative individuals, freelancers make a vital contribution to the strength and sustainability of film and television production. Freelancers are both intrinsically situated in the places they work through the interrelations of local authorities, cultural institutions and the labour market, and are themselves placemakers, contributing to the local milieu thr…
We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto
Although BBC Four has been lauded for its dedication to more esoteric content and artforms, since the channel was introduced there has concern for the range and depth of arts content on the BBC's terrestrial services - BBC One and BBC Two. As journalist Stuart Jeffries warned at the launch of the new channel: 'We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto and let the mainstream be dominated by Carol Smillie's mirthless smil…
Precarious work and creative placemaking
As an occupational group characterized by their responsiveness, resilience and innovation, freelancers make a vital contribution to the UK’s creative economy. Based on twenty in-depth interviews with freelancers working in Bristol’s film and television industries, this article contends that freelance work is strongly situated in place and locality and, as such, defining the nature of freelance work also requires understanding the local cultural, …
BBC arts programming
The British Broadcasting Corporation occupies what is often considered to be a unique position within UK culture as both a respected national institution that is a pillar of enlightenment values and, increasingly, an agile, entrepreneurial business that has to deliver ‘value-for-money’. This study will contribute to the existing body of literature examining the impact of a neoliberal marketisation discourse on BBC policy by focusing specifically …
Breaking the generic mould? Grayson Perry, Channel 4 and the production of British arts television
This article examines Channel 4's critically acclaimed series, Grayson Perry: Who Are You? (2014). Using interviews with those involved in making the series and textual analysis, we argue that the elements that contributed to the success of the series are inherently difficult to replicate due to the political economy of contemporary television production, thereby threatening the sustainability of the genre. However, while arts television rarely c…
Precarious work and creative placemaking
As an occupational group characterized by their responsiveness, resilience and innovation, freelancers make a vital contribution to the UK’s creative economy. Based on twenty in-depth interviews with freelancers working in Bristol’s film and television industries, this article contends that freelance work is strongly situated in place and locality and, as such, defining the nature of freelance work also requires understanding the local cultural, …
BBC arts programming
The British Broadcasting Corporation occupies what is often considered to be a unique position within UK culture as both a respected national institution that is a pillar of enlightenment values and, increasingly, an agile, entrepreneurial business that has to deliver ‘value-for-money’. This study will contribute to the existing body of literature examining the impact of a neoliberal marketisation discourse on BBC policy by focusing specifically …
Breaking the generic mould? Grayson Perry, Channel 4 and the production of British arts television
This article examines Channel 4's critically acclaimed series, Grayson Perry: Who Are You? (2014). Using interviews with those involved in making the series and textual analysis, we argue that the elements that contributed to the success of the series are inherently difficult to replicate due to the political economy of contemporary television production, thereby threatening the sustainability of the genre. However, while arts television rarely c…
BBC arts programming
The British Broadcasting Corporation occupies what is often considered to be a unique position within UK culture as both a respected national institution that is a pillar of enlightenment values and, increasingly, an agile, entrepreneurial business that has to deliver ‘value-for-money’. This study will contribute to the existing body of literature examining the impact of a neoliberal marketisation discourse on BBC policy by focusing specifically …
Precarious work and creative placemaking
As an occupational group characterized by their responsiveness, resilience and innovation, freelancers make a vital contribution to the UK’s creative economy. Based on twenty in-depth interviews with freelancers working in Bristol’s film and television industries, this article contends that freelance work is strongly situated in place and locality and, as such, defining the nature of freelance work also requires understanding the local cultural, …
We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto
Although BBC Four has been lauded for its dedication to more esoteric content and artforms, since the channel was introduced there has concern for the range and depth of arts content on the BBC's terrestrial services - BBC One and BBC Two. As journalist Stuart Jeffries warned at the launch of the new channel: 'We shouldn't let great art disappear into BBC Four's cultural ghetto and let the mainstream be dominated by Carol Smillie's mirthless smil…
Building and sustaining freelance careers in a small nation
Often characterised as an occupational group of highly skilled, responsive, resilient and creative individuals, freelancers make a vital contribution to the strength and sustainability of film and television production. Freelancers are both intrinsically situated in the places they work through the interrelations of local authorities, cultural institutions and the labour market, and are themselves placemakers, contributing to the local milieu thr…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · The arts (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Art (2 works)