Authors
Ahu Tatli, Mustafa Özbilgin
Publication date
2012/3/23
Journal
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
249-265
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
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This paper seeks to explore the difficult territory of intersectionality as it relates to inequality and disadvantage in the labour market of the arts and cultural sector. It aims to first examine the way Acker's concept of inequality regimes is located in the extant literature. Then, it aims to study the dynamics of intersectionality in the arts and cultural sector, which offers an ideal setting with interesting and counter‐intuitive outcomes of intersectionality.
Design/methodology/approach
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The paper draws on a qualitative study which generated interviews with students, employers and higher education institutions which are involved in industrial placements (internships) in the arts and cultural sector in Britain.
Findings
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In line with Acker, the paper also disputes a‐contextual and cumulative formulations of intersecting inequalities that rely on multiplying the unequal outcomes on the basis of traditional categories of …
Scholar articles
Surprising intersectionalities of inequality and privilege: the case of the arts and cultural sector
A Tatli, M Özbilgin - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International …, 2012