Martha M Lauzen

Biographic Data

ID4909514
NAMEMartha M Lauzen
GIVEN NAMESMartha M
FAMILY NAMELauzen
SIGNATURELAUZEN M M
AFFILIATIONSSan Diego State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS73
WORKS AS AUTHOR13
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX4

  • The Funny Business of Being Tina Fey

    Martha M Lauzen, Martha LauzenARTICLEFeminist Media Studies2012Cited by: 3References: 3

    Since her appointment as head writer on Saturday Night Live in the fall of 1999, Tina Fey has enjoyed unprecedented success as a writer, creator, and performer, in a genre notorious for favoring male-oriented fare and its attendant male writers and performers. The press surrounding her various film, television, and literary projects provides a unique opportunity to consider how Fey has worked with reporters to construct her public reputation as a…

  • Kathryn Bigelow

    Martha M LauzenARTICLECamera Obscura Feminism Culture…2011Cited by: 1

    From the release of The Hurt Locker in October 2008 through the Academy Awards ceremony in March 2010, Kathryn Bigelow and her film garnered substantial press attention. An analysis of articles appearing on Bigelow in major English-language newspapers worldwide during this period reveals her attempts to fit into the male-dominated business of film directing by distancing herself from gender issues, while simultaneously aligning herself with tradi…

  • Constructing Gender Stereotypes Through Social Roles in Prime-Time Television

    Martha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Broadcasting &…2008

    Using a sample of 124 prime-time television programs airing on the 6 broadcast networks during the 2005–06 season, this study examined the social roles enacted by female and male characters. The findings confirm that female characters continue to inhabit interpersonal roles involved with romance, family, and friends. In contrast, male characters are more likely to enact work-related roles. Moreover, programs employing one or more women writers or…

  • Civilizing Prime Time

    Martha M Lauzen, D DozierARTICLEMass Communication & Society2008Cited by: 2References: 13

    Using a sample of 129 situation comedies, dramas, and reality programs airing during the 2004–05 prime-time season on the broadcast networks, this study examined the relationship between the gender of storytellers and on-screen portrayals of conflict resolution. The study found that the employment of at least one woman storyteller was related to the more equitable use of conflict resolution strategies and more “civilized” conflict resolution stra…

  • Breaking the Fourth Wall and Sex Role Stereotypes

    Open AccessMartha M Lauzen, Douglas M DeissARTICLESex Roles2008Cited by: 1References: 5

  • Genre Matters

    Open AccessMartha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLESex Roles2006Cited by: 8References: 13

  • Leaders and elites

    D Dozier, D M Dozier et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2005

    Films portray characters that smoke as leaders from privileged elites, making smoking more attractive to audience members. Because 99.6% of characters suffer no life threatening consequences from smoking on screen, smokers seem invincible, belying tobacco's role as a leading cause of preventable deaths

  • Recognition and Respect Revisited

    Martha M Lauzen, D DozierARTICLEMass Communication & Society2005Cited by: 4References: 9

    Analyzing prime-time programs from the 2002–2003 season, this study examined the recognition and respect afforded characters in varying demographic groups. Although Americans 60 and older constitute 18% of the population, findings indicate that such individuals comprised only 4% of major characters in prime-time television. Overall, up to age 60, leadership and occupational power increased with age. However, middle-aged males were more likely to …

  • Maintaining the Double Standard

    Open AccessMartha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLESex Roles2005Cited by: 42References: 9

  • You Look Mahvelous

    Open AccessMartha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLESex Roles2002Cited by: 7References: 5

  • Equal Time in Prime Time? Scheduling Favoritism and Gender on the Broadcast Networks

    Martha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Broadcasting &…2002Cited by: 4References: 1

    This study examines the relationship between broadcast network scheduling practices and representation of women on screen and behind the scenes in the 7999-2000 prime-time season. Drawing on previous re- search of scheduling practices and organizational theory, the researchers posited and found that programs airing on the weblets (WB, UPN) employ greater percentages of women on screen and behind the scenes than the big three networks (ABC, CBS, N…

  • Prime-Time Players and Powerful Prose

    Martha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLEMass Communication & Society2001Cited by: 1References: 9

    Within a theoretical framework that integrates the influence of market forces and perceived power of creative individuals, this study considers the empirical relations between women working behind the scenes and on screen in prime time. Using the top 64 prime-time series from the first 12 weeks of the 1997-1998 television season, this study specifically examines the dynamic between the presence of women working behind the scenes and use of powerf…

  • The Role of Women on Screen and behind the Scenes in the Television and Film Industries

    Open AccessMartha M Lauzen, D Dozier et al.ARTICLEJournal of Communication Inquiry1999

    This article summarizes a stream of research examining the role of women behind the scenes in the film industry and on screen and behind the scenes in the television industry. Results are culled from a study of films released in 1987, 1992, and 1997 and studies of the 1995-1996 and 1997-1998 prime-time television seasons. Overall, the findings indicate that women remain underrepresented in both industries. However, the studies also found a quanti…