... by featuring women and LGBTQ + individuals in prominent roles, thereby shifting gender and heteronormative dynamics. However, it remains predominantly male-dominated, hindering change and reinforcing existing power dynamics. While cross-dressing challenges societal norms, it can also inadvertently reinforce...

...Trudie Walters; Najmeh Hassanli; Wiebke Finkler Purpose In this paper the authors seek to understand how academic conferences [re]produce deeply embedded gendered patterns of interaction and informal norms within the business disciplines. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on Acker's (2012...

...Katherine Dashper; Rebecca Finkel Purpose To introduce critical gender theory to events studies and set an agenda for research in this area. This paper focuses on various contexts, approaches and applications for “doing gender” in critical event studies. It draws upon interdisciplinary frameworks...

... of everyday life. The purpose of this paper is to explore the way gender is negotiated in the festival space. Design/methodology/approach – The rock and popular music tribute festival, known as “Glastonbudget” provides the focus for this conceptual paper. A pilot ethnographic exploration of the event...

...Simone Fullagar; Adele Pavlidis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a gendered understanding of women's experience of a mass cycle tour event. Design/methodology/approach This research uses an ethnographic approach to explore women's experiences of a cycle tour event. Qualitative...