The (in)visibility of equality, diversity, and inclusion research in events management journals

Calver, Julia; Dashper, Katherine; Finkel, Rebecca; Fletcher, Thomas; Lamond, Ian R.; May, Ellie; Ormerod, Neil; Platt, Louise; Sharp, Briony

doi:10.1080/19407963.2023.2228820

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“…Festivals have come to be seen as sites of "good governance", meaning that they are expected to offer some kind of "moral guidance" in terms of the negotiation of diversity and inclusion (Woodward et al, 2022). Nevertheless, research on diversity and inclusion in events management literature is scarce (Calver et al, 2023) and usually does not include the perspective of music festival organisers (Laing and Mair, 2015).…”

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“I didn’t want to promote it with a white girl”: marketing practices and boundary work at popular music festivals

Swartjes

2024

IJEFM

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PurposeThis paper aims to explore how music festival organisers negotiate diversity and inclusion in marketing and promotion practices through symbolic and social boundaries.Design/methodology/approachBased on semi-structured interviews with 18 festival organisers in Rotterdam and participant observation with six festival photographers I show that symbolic and social boundaries are employed in three areas: (1) boundaries in festival format (i.e. [partially] free or ticketed), (2) boundaries in distribution partners and technologies and (3) boundaries in promotional content.FindingsSymbolic and social boundaries are intentionally used by festival organisers to build and delineate festival audiences. Implications are drawn on current understandings of the accessibility of music festival spaces, arguing that festival research should move beyond within-space dynamics to grasp the negotiation of diversity and inclusion at festivals more fully.Originality/valueWhile music festivals are often marketed as celebratory spaces that are “welcoming to everyone”, few studies have investigated diversity and inclusion nor marketing and promotion practices at music festivals. This study shows how festival audiences are shaped through marketing and promotion practices.

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“…, 2022). Nevertheless, research on diversity and inclusion in events management literature is scarce (Calver et al. , 2023) and usually does not include the perspective of music festival organisers (Laing and Mair, 2015).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%