SXSW 2022

The State of Media Representation

Description:

This panel presents a decade of data on representations of race, gender, LGBTQ+, disability, age, and body size in film, television, advertising, video games, and the music industry. The purpose of this panel is to benchmark representation for these different groups and measure progress over time. After a brief presentation of the data, industry and advocacy experts will discuss the implications of the findings-- where we see progress; where work remains to be done.

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Takeaways

  1. Understanding the current state of race, gender, LGBTQ+, disability, and body size representations in popular media.
  2. Understanding how media representations of traditionally marginalized groups have improved over time.
  3. Identifying areas where work needs to be done to improve media representations of traditionally marginalized groups.

Speakers

Organizer

Caroline Heldman, Executive Director, The Representation Project

Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Film & TV Industry
  • Track 2 Future of Music
  • Level: Intermediate
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