Overworked and underpaid: Hollywood gatekeeping in assistant labor and discourse
| dc.contributor.author | Bennett, Kiah E., author | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marx, Nick, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Black, Ray, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faw, Meara, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hughes, Kit, committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-29T10:17:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-29T10:17:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ubiquitous, yet unseen, exploited assistants' unseen labor hems the fabric of Hollywood and entertainment industries. In this dissertation, I interrogate the unseen cultural discourses of Hollywood that obfuscate the exploitation of the overworked, underpaid underclass of future creatives and executives: assistants. I argue that the position of an "assistant" – as an entry-level position for Hollywood executive and creative professions – materially, discursively, and socially acts as a gatekeeping mechanism against workers based on class, ability, race, and gender. Meanwhile, Hollywood production and hiring practices must adapt to contemporary demands for accurate representation of diverse positions on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity. However, Hollywood is inherently white, masculine, middle-to-upper class, and able-bodyminded in its expectations and values. Therefore, I demonstrate how Hollywood uses the position of assistantship to appear diverse, meanwhile the material and cultural conditions of this position gatekeep difference out of Hollywood's creative and executive decision-making roles. | |
| dc.format.medium | born digital | |
| dc.format.medium | doctoral dissertations | |
| dc.identifier | Bennett_colostate_0053A_17323.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/235708 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2020- | |
| dc.rights | Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. | |
| dc.subject | film | |
| dc.subject | paying dues | |
| dc.subject | unbankable | |
| dc.subject | girlboss feminism | |
| dc.subject | critical media industry | |
| dc.subject | television | |
| dc.title | Overworked and underpaid: Hollywood gatekeeping in assistant labor and discourse | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Communication Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
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