diversity culture in LGBT activist organizations
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Ward, Jane
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- VS 3 2008
- Thesaurus
- homoseksualiteit, diversiteit, intersectionaliteit, queer theory, seksualiteit, festivals, organisaties, fondsen, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- This book reveals how neoliberal ideas about difference are becoming embedded in the daily life of a progressive movement and producing frequent conflicts over the meaning of 'diversity.' Ward argues that the instrumentalization of diversity has increased the demand for predictable and easily measurable forms of difference, a trend at odds with queer resistance. Ward traces the standoff between the respectable world of 'diversity awareness' and the often vulgar, sexualized, and historically unprofessional world of queer pride festivals. She spotlights dissenting voices in a queer organization where diversity has become synonymous with tedious and superficial workplace training. And she shows how activists fight back when prevailing diversity discourses-the ones that 'diverse' people are compelled to use in order to receive funding-simply don't fit.