Recognizing the limited research on social aspects of sustainability in event studies, this
paper seeks to understand how multicultural festivals promote and deliver social …

Despite the recognised benefits of cultural festivals, it is still unclear how they may assist
marginalised groups in mitigating the adverse effects of marginalisation. Informed by the …

This chapter explores the importance of issues concerning accessibility, diversity and
inclusion in events discourses and praxis. These are broad terms encompassing a multitude …

Multicultural festivals are more than a form of leisure and entertainment for the general
public–they are often used as tools to educate the wider population about the culture of …

This paper examines the representation of Sámi sport in Norwegian media by applying a
Nordic-informed 'critical ethnicity theory', and a media framing perspective. The study …

This paper cultivates an approach to leisure scholarship which is more responsive to
Indigenous peoples and responsibilities of translation. This study is grounded within …

For some people, at some times, in some places, on some drugs, dance music can be a
gateway to transformative, even transcendent experiences. With the help of skilled DJs …

Discrimination and marginalisation have a significant and often far-reaching impact on the
well-being of individuals and communities. People may be marginalised and discriminated …

Equally theoretical provocation and relational enquiry, my thesis asks how music may be
understood as critical social theory. Drawing on intersectionality, critical race theory, queer …

Whilst understandings of environmental and economic sustainability of events are well
established, it is claimed social sustainability remains under-explored. As a marginalised …