On May 31 2024, Britt Swartjes will defend her PhD ‘Making (a) Difference: a sociological account of music festival work and production’. After the defense, we are organizing a symposium: ‘Moving forward: the future of diversity and inclusion in events’.
- Date
- Friday 31 May 2024, 14:00 - 16:30
- Type
- Symposium
- Room
- Theil C1-2
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
The event will take place from 14:00 till 16:30 (followed by drinks), in Theil C1-2. Prof. Rebecca Finkel (Queen Margaret University Edinburgh) and Prof. Jo Haynes (University of Bristol) will be giving a talk, followed by two panel discussions. This symposium is organized by Britt Swartjes, Karen Kleinhout and Yosha Wijngaarden (ERMeCHS research cluster Music, Industry, Culture & Society (MICS)
If you’d like to attend, please send us an email: wijngaarden@eshcc.eur.nl
Preliminary programme
| 14.00-14.05 | Introduction |
| 14.05-14.25 | Presentation by Prof Rebecca Finkel ‘Accessibility, Inclusion, and In/Equality in Festival Landscapes’ |
| 14.25-15.05 | Panel ‘Cross-disciplinary perspectives on diversity and inclusion at and through events’ |
| 15.05-15.20 | Break |
| 15.20-15.40 | Presentation by Prof. Jo Haynes ‘Translating civil sphere values into music festival curation’ |
| 15.40-16.20 | Panel ‘Towards inclusive cultural and creative events’ |
| 16.20-16.30 | Closing |
| 16:30-17:30 | Drinks |
