WokeIt. Investigating representation, inclusivity and social responsibility in RAI’s fictional audiovisual productions (2015-2022)

WokeIt. Investigating Representation, Inclusivity and Social Responsibility in Rai’s Fictional Audiovisual Productions is a 24-month project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the Next Generation EU program (PRIN 2022 PNRR). The project aims to critically investigate the strategies of inclusiveness and representation of minorities in fictional audiovisual content produced by Rai Fiction and Rai Cinema, the production companies owned by the Italian public service broadcaster Rai. Through the interdisciplinary analysis of policies, industrial practices, on-screen representations, and the modes of circulation and reception of Rai-produced (or co-produced) TV series and movies since 2015, the project is designed to develop a systemic framework that can critically read and analyze the level of social responsibility and actual relevance of the public service broadcaster’s industrial and narrative strategies of representation and inclusion.