Madison Trusolino
Biographic Data
| ID | 4414037 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madison Trusolino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madison |
| FAMILY NAME | Trusolino |
| SIGNATURE | TRUSOLINO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8199-7185 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Diversity and Equity from Below: Media Worker Unions and Collective Bargaining
This article examines how media workers tackle equity and diversity from below via collective bargaining. In a review of 69 contracts negotiated during the new media union movement’s most active years (2015–2022), we find that collective bargaining is a vital strategy for meaningfully addressing equity and diversity in media. Collective agreements directly address structural causes of inequity in media organizations, articulate solutions, outline…
A labour of love: Cancel culture as an accountability practice in the comedy industry
A Space for Us: The Creation of Safe(r) Spaces for LGBTQ+ Comedy
Background: As a form of popular knowledge production, comedy can both dispel hate toward marginalized folks or fuel it. While a powerful rhetorical tool, LGBTQ+ comedians often face additional barriers in pursuing comedy. Analysis: Through 18 semi-structured interviews with LGBTQ+ comedians in Toronto, this article examines how and why LGBTQ+ comedians develop safe(r) spaces in the comedy industry. Conclusions and Implications: The creation of s…
Ellie Tomsett: Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms: Sexism, Stereotypes and Structural Inequalities
Sexism, Stereotypes and StructuralInequalities is an in-depth look at women and feminism in stand-up comedy in the United Kingdom.The book takes an intersectional feminist approach to the study of comedy and importantly, states that this approach is inclusive of all women.In a political climate that is increasingly hostile towards transgender women, author Ellie Tomsett's assertion is, sadly, a welcome and necessary one.But, as Tomsett is the fir…
Comedy’s double killjoy: Workers’ DIY strategies to address harassment and precarity in the comedy industry
Since 2017, the #MeToo movement has highlighted gender-based violence and harassment in the comedy industry, where those comedians affected have little to no workplace infrastructure to lean on. Because comedy clubs are described as venues rather than sites of work, comedy workers are not technically employees and are not protected by workplace safety laws nor supported by professional organizations or unions. We argue that the lack of a formal w…
I wanna kill my rapist’: Margaret Cho’s #12DaysofRage campaign as promotional digital activism
On November 1, 2015, comedian Margaret Cho announced a two-part campaign inspired by her history as a sexual-abuse survivor, to promote her new music video ‘I Wanna Kill My Rapist’. This included the creation of the hashtag #12DaysofRage. In this article, I explore how Cho used her status as a celebrity to circulate #12DaysofRage which acted as a discursive intervention in rape culture. I used content analysis and thematic analysis to identify th…
The pandemic politics of cultural work: Collective responses to the Covid-19 crisis
The scope, unevenness, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on cultural work has been widely acknowledged. This article turns to how sections of the cultural industries responded to the onset of this crisis. Our account is based on document research completed during the first wave of the pandemic. We gathered news reports, impact survey results, policy recommendations, open letters, event announcements, and other grey literature generat…
The pandemic politics of cultural work: Collective responses to the Covid-19 crisis
The scope, unevenness, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on cultural work has been widely acknowledged. This article turns to how sections of the cultural industries responded to the onset of this crisis. Our account is based on document research completed during the first wave of the pandemic. We gathered news reports, impact survey results, policy recommendations, open letters, event announcements, and other grey literature generat…
Comedy’s double killjoy: Workers’ DIY strategies to address harassment and precarity in the comedy industry
Since 2017, the #MeToo movement has highlighted gender-based violence and harassment in the comedy industry, where those comedians affected have little to no workplace infrastructure to lean on. Because comedy clubs are described as venues rather than sites of work, comedy workers are not technically employees and are not protected by workplace safety laws nor supported by professional organizations or unions. We argue that the lack of a formal w…
I wanna kill my rapist’: Margaret Cho’s #12DaysofRage campaign as promotional digital activism
On November 1, 2015, comedian Margaret Cho announced a two-part campaign inspired by her history as a sexual-abuse survivor, to promote her new music video ‘I Wanna Kill My Rapist’. This included the creation of the hashtag #12DaysofRage. In this article, I explore how Cho used her status as a celebrity to circulate #12DaysofRage which acted as a discursive intervention in rape culture. I used content analysis and thematic analysis to identify th…
The pandemic politics of cultural work: Collective responses to the Covid-19 crisis
The scope, unevenness, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on cultural work has been widely acknowledged. This article turns to how sections of the cultural industries responded to the onset of this crisis. Our account is based on document research completed during the first wave of the pandemic. We gathered news reports, impact survey results, policy recommendations, open letters, event announcements, and other grey literature generat…
Comedy’s double killjoy: Workers’ DIY strategies to address harassment and precarity in the comedy industry
Since 2017, the #MeToo movement has highlighted gender-based violence and harassment in the comedy industry, where those comedians affected have little to no workplace infrastructure to lean on. Because comedy clubs are described as venues rather than sites of work, comedy workers are not technically employees and are not protected by workplace safety laws nor supported by professional organizations or unions. We argue that the lack of a formal w…
Ellie Tomsett: Stand-up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms: Sexism, Stereotypes and Structural Inequalities
Sexism, Stereotypes and StructuralInequalities is an in-depth look at women and feminism in stand-up comedy in the United Kingdom.The book takes an intersectional feminist approach to the study of comedy and importantly, states that this approach is inclusive of all women.In a political climate that is increasingly hostile towards transgender women, author Ellie Tomsett's assertion is, sadly, a welcome and necessary one.But, as Tomsett is the fir…
Diversity and Equity from Below: Media Worker Unions and Collective Bargaining
This article examines how media workers tackle equity and diversity from below via collective bargaining. In a review of 69 contracts negotiated during the new media union movement’s most active years (2015–2022), we find that collective bargaining is a vital strategy for meaningfully addressing equity and diversity in media. Collective agreements directly address structural causes of inequity in media organizations, articulate solutions, outline…
A labour of love: Cancel culture as an accountability practice in the comedy industry
A Space for Us: The Creation of Safe(r) Spaces for LGBTQ+ Comedy
Background: As a form of popular knowledge production, comedy can both dispel hate toward marginalized folks or fuel it. While a powerful rhetorical tool, LGBTQ+ comedians often face additional barriers in pursuing comedy. Analysis: Through 18 semi-structured interviews with LGBTQ+ comedians in Toronto, this article examines how and why LGBTQ+ comedians develop safe(r) spaces in the comedy industry. Conclusions and Implications: The creation of s…
Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Comedy (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Humor Studies and Applications (3 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works)