[Commlist] call for papers: Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries Conference

This is a reminder for the call for papers for this conference, the 
deadline is on Thursday 31st October 6pm, details of the call below.

Our keynote speaker will be Subhadra Das <https://www.subhadradas.com/>, 
author of /(Un)Civilised: 10 Lies That Made the West/.

This conference will be hybrid and registration is now open, you can 
register for an in-person or an online ticket here: 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inequalities-and-diversity-in-the-arts-and-creative-industries-tickets-1041819087937 


*Call for papers: **inequalities and diversity in the arts and creative 
industries*

*Thursday 16^th January 2025, The Shell (and hybrid), Birmingham City 
University, UK*

In studies of cultural work, there has been increased attention on 
inequalities and lack of diversity in recent years, particularly in 
relation to the workforce and representation in the media (Banks, 2017; 
Saha, 2018; Nwonka and Malik, 2018; Brook, O’Brien et al, 2020). There 
has been increasing evidence of the structural inequalities built into 
the fabric of the arts and media industries, which affect who gets to 
work in the sector and what types of culture gets to be made.

These conditions have only been exacerbated by the effects of the 
COVID-19 pandemic (Comunian and England, 2020) and ongoing economic and 
political uncertainty. Research which is attentive to these challenges 
locally and globally has never been more important. We are particularly 
interested in Global Majority experiences and perspectives on cultural 
work, representation and production, and international perspectives.

We are looking for proposals within (but not limited to) the following 
areas:

  * Inequalities in the creative workforce
  * Creative education and accessible pathways into creative work
  * Experiences of creative work
  * Postcolonial and indigenous perspectives and methodologies
  * Underrepresentation in the arts and the media
  * Intersectionality in the arts and creative industries
  * Platform work and media democracy in relation to inequalities
  * Cultural policy and addressing inequalities
  * Precarity and sustainability in creative work

We also welcome creative and practice responses.

Please send an abstract or a description of your response, of no more 
than 500 words with a biography of up to 100 words to Rebecca Madden 
(rebecca.madden /at/ bcu.ac.uk) <mailto:(rebecca.madden /at/ bcu.ac.uk)>by *Thursday 
31^st October 2024 6pm*. If you have any questions about the conference 
or wish to discuss your proposal please contact Dr Karen Patel, co-lead 
of CEDIA at (karen.patel /at/ bcu.ac.uk). <mailto:(karen.patel /at/ bcu.ac.uk)>

/About CEDIA/

CEDIA is a cross-disciplinary, industry engaged research cluster based 
in the Faculty of Arts, Design and Media at Birmingham City University. 
CEDIA is concerned with researching and addressing issues related to 
inequalities and diversity in the arts and creative industries. The 
cluster is led by Dr Karen Patel and Dr Annette Naudin.

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