The x CHANGE Festival: Small x , BIG CHANGE?
ISBN: 978-1-83982-229-2, eISBN: 978-1-83982-226-1
Publication date: 26 April 2021
Abstract
This chapter reflects on xCHANGE, a month-long festival marking International Women's Day (IWD) at Birmingham City University, UK. The author first problematizes expectations of IWD and then outlines the origins of the festival, detailing both practical aspects and program content. The chapter then considers the festival through a lens of “power geometry” (Massey, 1993) in which female academics are positioned in distinct ways in relation to flows and interconnections of power within the university. Does the xCHANGE festival disrupt or merely reflect this power geometry? Does it create conditions for women to thrive in academia?
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Citation
Thomas, K.C. (2021), "The
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2021 Kate Carruthers Thomas. Published by Emerald Publishing under an exclusive licence