Award-winning edited collection from BCMCR

Working Women on Screen: Paid Labour and Fourth Wave Feminism, co-edited by BCU researchers Dr Ellie Tomsett and Dr Poppy Wilde, along with Dr Nathalie Weidhase from the University of Surrey, has won Best Edited Collection 2025 at the British Association of Film, TV and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) awards.

The book, including individual chapters from BCU’s Tomsett and Wilde, brings together 13 contributions from international scholars on Aesthetic Labour; Power, Politics, and Neoliberal Industries; and Sex, Sexuality, and Relationships.

The judges’ comments are as follows:

“This is a collection of important, well-organized, timely research that contributes to several of the most important themes in film, TV and screen studies today. The judges would like to acknowledge, in addition to the excellent essays throughout, the important contribution made to our disciplines by the editors’ generous and meticulously researched introductory chapter.”

To celebrate this success, publisher Palgrave Macmillan have given us a special offer to receive 20% off the printed book or eBook. Enter the following coupon code at checkout on link.springer.com to apply discount: 8ClQSFzpKofo3k (valid to May 6, 2025).