Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Critical Event Studies.

ISBN:

9781351142236

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Author:

Finkel, Rebecca.

Personal Author:

Finkel, Rebecca.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Series:

Routledge Advances in Event Research Ser.

Contents:

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: Festivals and fairs -- 1. Addressing community diversity: the role of the festival encounter -- Introduction -- 'Managing' diversity -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 2. Inclusion of people with reduced mobility in festivals: perceptions and challenges at the Guelaguetza Festival, Mexico -- Introduction -- The Guelguetza Festival: the major indigenous event in Mexico -- Research methods -- Analysis and perceptions of the accessibility of the Guelaguetza Festival in Oaxaca -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 3. Do-it-yourself or going professionally?: on the different potentials of community inclusion through gendered festivals in the post-Yugoslav space -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- Research methods -- Findings and discussion -- Strong in reaching in to the activist community, weaker in reaching out to the local community: 'DIY only' festivals -- Potential for reaching both activist and local community: 'DIY plus' festivals -- Potential for reaching out to the local community, weaker in reaching in to the activist community: 'professional selective' festivals -- Interaction of festivals and the local context -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 4. Appleby Fair for all -- Introduction -- The study of events -- Research methods -- Appleby Fair: setting the scene -- Findings and discussion -- Conclusion and moving forward -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 5. Agricultural shows: the challenge of accessibility -- Introduction -- Agricultural shows -- Case study research -- Findings and discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Questions for discussion -- References.

PART II: Cultural and political events -- 6. "House and techno broke them barriers down": exploring exclusion through diversity in Berlin's electronic dance music nightclubs -- Introduction -- Research context -- Research methods -- 'A night out in Berlin': field notes -- Analysis -- Cracks and contradictions -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Notes -- References -- 7. Occupying unapologetically: Friday Late: gal-dem - radical trust and co-production at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London -- Introduction -- Case study: Friday Late: gal-dem at the V&A Museum -- The co-produced case for diversity -- Conclusions and lessons for the future -- Questions for discussion -- Notes -- References -- 8. In our own words: organising and experiencing exhibitions as Black women and women of colour in Scotland -- Introduction -- Intersectional insights and diversity discourse in Scotland -- (Dis)locating race in Scotland and beyond BAME -- Encourage(d), engage(d) or involve(d)? -- Case study: Yon Afro - in our own words -- Conclusion and call to action -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 9. Outside the comfort zone: intercultural events in suspicious times -- Introduction -- Three case studies: the what, when and how -- Events stakeholders -- Governing the speech on Islam -- The presenter -- The audience -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 10. Performing advocacy -- Introduction -- Feminist manifesto as method -- Call and response: putting the clothes back on -- Conclusions on poetic experiments -- Questions for discussion -- Notes -- References -- 11. Conceptualising events of dissent: understanding the Lava Jato rally in São Paulo, 5 December 2016 -- Introduction -- CES and the study of events of dissent -- The anti-corruption demonstration in São Paulo, 5 December 2016 -- Protest participation and leisure.

Protest, policy change, and the Advocacy Coalition Framework -- Conclusion and recommendations: bringing leisure and ACF together -- Questions for discussion -- References -- PART III: Sporting events -- 12. Rio 2016 Paralympics and accessibility: breaking barriers in urban mobility? -- Introduction -- Background -- Rio 2016 Paralympics -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 13. Volunteering and wellbeing: case study of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games volunteer programmes -- Introduction -- Research context -- Case study -- Findings and discussion -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 14. Post-humanist investigation into human-equine relations in event landscapes: case of the Rodeo -- Introduction -- The post-humanist shift in human-animal relations -- Research methods -- Case of the rodeo -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part IV: Conferences -- 15. Measuring accessibility in MICE venues: the case of the Euskalduna Conference Centre (Bilbao, Spain) -- Introduction -- MICE tourism in the Basque Country -- Reference standards on environment accessibility -- Application of inclusive strategies in the Euskalduna Conference Centre -- Conclusions -- Questions for discussion -- References -- 16. Academics in two places at once: (not) managing caring responsibilities at conferences -- Introduction -- 'In two places at once': academics, care, and conferences -- Researching conferences and caring responsibilities: methodological and theoretical challenges -- Exploring the state of being 'in two places at once' -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- 17. A tripartite approach to accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in academic conferences -- Introduction -- The importance of academic conferences.

Critiques of academic conferences -- Case study and research approach -- Reflections from an academic conference co-convenor -- Including the local -- The importance of being explicit -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- References -- Index.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Social integration.

Special events-Management.

Special events-Planning.

Special events-Social aspects.

Added Author:

Sharp, Briony.

Sweeney, Majella.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2018

Publication Information:

Milton :

Routledge,

2018.

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Summary

Most early social research into planned events had the effect of broadcasting narratives of dominant cultures and privileged groups. More recently, however, convergences of gender, sexualities, ethnicities, age, class, religion, and intersectional analyses and events studies have started to drive new critical understanding of the impacts of events on non-mainstream, non-majority communities around the globe. This timely book addresses current gaps in the literature surrounding issues of accessibility, inclusion, and diversity in various event landscapes.

Structured into four parts covering the main types of events, the chapters present original topics using innovative methodological approaches. Each chapter employs a case study to illustrate the key intertwining issues in these various experiential realms. Further, the chapters are all cross- or interdisciplinary, drawing on gender, sexualities, cultural, race/ethnicity studies as well as multiple literatures that feed into critical events studies and exploring a variety of global examples.

This significant book opens the path to further research on the role and importance of accessibility, inclusion, and diversity in events environments worldwide. It will be of interest to academics and researchers of critical event studies as well as a number of related social science disciplines.

Author Notes

Rebecca Finkel is an urban cultural geographer and Reader in Events Management at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. The main focus of her research frames critical events studies within conceptualisations of social justice, equality and diversity, and identity. Her main research interests include resistance to globalisation processes through cultural events, doing gender at festivals, and mapping human rights and international sporting events. Her new research explores the relational wellbeing dimensions of human-animal interactions in events, tourism, and leisure contexts.

Briony Sharp was awarded her PhD in Events Management from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and is currently a Lecturer in Events Management at the University of Huddersfield. Her research examines social impacts from an individual, community, and organisational perspective, and possible social legacy routes from these impacts. Specifically, this includes social engagement initiatives pursued in conjunction with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and the relationship between social capital, community engagement, and potential social legacies. New research investigates innovative methodologies in events with a focus on event volunteering and tourism motivations.

Majella Sweeney is a Senior Lecturer in International Hospitality and Tourism Management at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Research interests include small hospitality enterprises, focusing on the host-home relationship and self-identity. Qualitative research methods, specifically visual methods within the hospitality, tourism, and event industry, are another area of interest. Her new research explores hospitality and tourism events with conceptualisations of family inclusion, marginalisation, and accessibility.