Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)

This paper intends to research female participation in Argentine film production before the first Peronist government. Although there have been many great actresses since the beginning of local cinema, historiography has barely addressed exploring the inclusion of women behind scenes. Using a histor...

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spelling I15-R228-article-1462024-07-04T15:08:38Z Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945) Mujeres detrás de escena: Aproximaciones al trabajo femenino en la industria del cine argentino (1933–1945) Mertnoff, Ela Cine argentino Mujeres Trabajadoras Estudios de género Historia Argentina Argentine cinema Women Workers Gender studies Argentine history This paper intends to research female participation in Argentine film production before the first Peronist government. Although there have been many great actresses since the beginning of local cinema, historiography has barely addressed exploring the inclusion of women behind scenes. Using a historical methodology –mainly archival work in specialized film magazines–, this study proposes to collect data from female workers in the film industry from 1933 up to 1955 to shed light on their contribution. The aim is to examine whether the positions held by women were mostly linked to lower ranks in film production and if these roles were reduced to feminized labor or related to the “female sphere”. Moreover, we offer a glimpse into some of the patterns we can identify among these female workers in a male dominated industry during its often called “golden age”. El presente artículo se propone indagar en la participación femenina en el ámbito de la producción cinematográfica en Argentina previa al primer gobierno peronista. Si bien desde los comienzos del desarrollo de la industria del cine local las grandes actrices proliferaron, la historiografía ha trabajado escasamente en explorar la inclusión femenina detrás de cámara. A partir de una metodología histórica de trabajo de archivo –principalmente de prensa especializada del espectáculo–, esta investigación propone relevar los datos de trabajadoras en la industria cinematográfica desde 1933 hasta 1945 con el objetivo de visibilizar su aporte. El propósito es examinar si los puestos ocupados por mujeres fueron en su mayoría vinculados a rangos menores y si estos roles se reducían a trabajos históricamente considerados como feminizados o vinculados al “mundo femenino”. Asimismo, se brinda un análisis de algunos patrones que podemos identificar de las trabajadoras en una industria masculinizada en su frecuentemente denominada “época dorada”. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2024-07-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://cuadernosdelciesal.unr.edu.ar/index.php/inicio/article/view/146 10.35305/cc.v1i23.146 Cuadernos del Ciesal; Vol. 1 Núm. 23 (2024); 1-31 1853-8827 spa https://cuadernosdelciesal.unr.edu.ar/index.php/inicio/article/view/146/161 https://cuadernosdelciesal.unr.edu.ar/index.php/inicio/article/view/146/180 Derechos de autor 2024 Cuadernos del Ciesal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Cine argentino
Mujeres
Trabajadoras
Estudios de género
Historia Argentina
Argentine cinema
Women
Workers
Gender studies
Argentine history
spellingShingle Cine argentino
Mujeres
Trabajadoras
Estudios de género
Historia Argentina
Argentine cinema
Women
Workers
Gender studies
Argentine history
Mertnoff, Ela
Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
topic_facet Cine argentino
Mujeres
Trabajadoras
Estudios de género
Historia Argentina
Argentine cinema
Women
Workers
Gender studies
Argentine history
author Mertnoff, Ela
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title Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
title_short Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
title_full Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
title_fullStr Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
title_full_unstemmed Women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the Argentine film industry (1933–1945)
title_sort women behind scenes: an approach towards female labor in the argentine film industry (1933–1945)
description This paper intends to research female participation in Argentine film production before the first Peronist government. Although there have been many great actresses since the beginning of local cinema, historiography has barely addressed exploring the inclusion of women behind scenes. Using a historical methodology –mainly archival work in specialized film magazines–, this study proposes to collect data from female workers in the film industry from 1933 up to 1955 to shed light on their contribution. The aim is to examine whether the positions held by women were mostly linked to lower ranks in film production and if these roles were reduced to feminized labor or related to the “female sphere”. Moreover, we offer a glimpse into some of the patterns we can identify among these female workers in a male dominated industry during its often called “golden age”.
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