The Cultural Risk Assessment in Events
Achieving Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity
Bernadette Albert, Ruth Dowson, Dan Lomax
ISBN: 9781917433143 Pbk; 9781917433150 Hbk; 9781917433167 eBook PDF; 9781917433174 ePub
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- Provides practical and theoretical aspects for identifying and assessing the cultural risks in events and event spaces;
- Offers a truly ‘pracademic’ approach and insight – academic theory applied and combined with professional insights and practice;
- Provides industry perspectives and examples included to contextualise the theory.
Cultural Risk Assessment in Events: Achieving Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity introduces an innovative element of the events process that supports the development of more inclusive environments, events and event spaces. It is based on the premise that organisations should seek to facilitate the creation of spaces that engage diverse groups, enabling those who navigate those spaces to feel included, recognised, and respected. Presenting insightful academic analysis with a broad range of international case studies, this book encapsulates practical and theoretical aspects for identifying and assessing the cultural risks that impact all environments, events and event spaces. Utilising their ‘pracademic’ (practitioner academics) expertise, the authors incorporate their decades of experience in events practice and introduce the reader to their Cultural Inclusivity and Equity Risk Assessment (CIERA©) tool.
Most practitioners who have run an event or venue will have experienced issues with considering and meeting the cultural needs of event participants (including staff). People from diverse backgrounds and intersections will have experienced the impact of environments, events and venues not being able or prepared to meet their diverse needs, and not understanding the diversity within those diverse groups. This book provides clear guidance with examples and academic rationale, based on ten years developing this innovative tool for the events industry and more widely across sectors focussed on delivering inclusive spaces.
Written in a user friendly style and with pedagogic features throughout, examples and case studies are used to show how the theory and practice is applied. Online teaching materials are available for each chapter in the form of questions for discussion within the chapter content and downloadable PowerPoints. See the 'Online Resources' tab above for details.
