Accessibility Inclusion and Diversity in Critical Event Studies

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>