Dr. Erin Hill

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Erin Hill is an Assistant Professor whose research focuses on the historical and contemporary media production landscape in the United States, specifically the interplay of gender, race, and class in creative labor sectors. Her book, "History Women’s Work in Media Production" (Rutgers, 2016), provides insight into the roles of feminized labor in U.S. film and television production from the 1890s to the present, highlighting ongoing struggles for women and people of color in key creative roles in Hollywood. Her current projects look at the development sector, exploring new scripted works and the planning behind them, while also engaging in freelance development for Summit Entertainment. Hill teaches various courses related to American film history and gender in media production, backed by her previous teaching experience at several universities in Southern California, where she has also gained insights into pedagogical practices amid labor precarity. She holds a Ph.D. in Cinema and Media Studies from UCLA, where her dissertation examined the feminization of media production.

Research Interests

Media Production Gender Studies Race and Media Cultural Studies Film History

Courses

Media Analysis: Form, Style and Meaning Read Film Film Industry Television, Culture and Public – Comedy TV History of Broadcasting Politics of Comedy in Media Production Cultures Junior Seminar – Self and Other in Science Fiction Researching Creative Labor: Media Production Cultures Communication Research

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).