Introduction and audience discussion ofWhip It (Drew Barrymore, 2009) with guest speaker Dr Laura Canning. Dario interviews Prof. Linda Ruth Williams and Dr Shelley Cobb about their AHRC funded research project investigating the status and role of women filmmakers. Neil and Dario further discuss issues of gender with regards to the film industry and academia. Show Notes: Whip It at IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/?ref_=nv_sr_1 PhD Studentship page for the Women in Contemporary UK Film project: https://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=499514F4