Furthering diversity agendas in grassroots cultural production: a feminist geographical inquiry

这个博士研究项目的重点是在女权主义，基层文化生产的背景下探索多样性和包容性的做法。很明显，尽管大多数部门的讨论越来越多，但目前整个社会对多样性议程的参数和概念化存在相当大的混乱。女权主义经常处于这些辩论的前沿（#MeToo，性别工资差距，性别认同等）。最近的文献也强调了基层行动主义在推进多样性议程方面的重要性。这项研究突出了基层，女权主义者，朋克组织LOUD WOMEN，一个旨在促进和庆祝地下音乐场景多样性的社区。通过其创始原则和在社区各个方面的持续包容性实践，LOUD WOMEN将多样性议程的最常见表现形式“参与多样性”扩展为“存在多样性”。根据我与大声女人的工作经验，并参与更广泛的音乐现场，我提出了这个项目的两个研究方向。首先，我打算与LOUD WOMEN合作进行女权主义合作调查，最终制作一份详细介绍LOUD WOMEN社区成员所讲述的历史和重要性的杂志。这将得到本组织内人种学和基于访谈的研究的补充。第二，我将通过关键的政策分析和进一步的采访，在英国音乐界的各种利益相关者（音乐场馆信托，艺术理事会，妇女在CTRL等）参与语境响亮的妇女。通过这样做，该项目将进一步了解文化生产背景下的多样性议程，特别是在女权主义的基层环境中。它还将在多样性议程和女权主义合作调查方法的背景下与女权主义行为者接触。通过将女性主义地理学与合作的女性主义方法论相结合，该项目将对有关多样性议程和女性主义文化生产的文学做出宝贵的贡献。

This doctoral research project focusses on exploring practices of diversity and inclusivity within the context of feminist, grassroots cultural production. It is clear that there is currently considerable confusion over the parameters and conceptualisation of diversity agendas throughout society, despite increasing discussions in most sectors. Feminism has often been at the forefront of these debates (#MeToo, the gender pay gap, gender identity, etc.). Recent literature has also highlighted the importance of grassroots activism in furthering diversity agendas. This research spotlights the grassroots, feminist, punk organization LOUD WOMEN, a community formed to promote and celebrate diversity in the underground music scene. Through its founding principle and ongoing practice of inclusivity in all aspects of the community, LOUD WOMEN has expanded the most common manifestation of a diversity agenda, 'diversity of participation', into 'diversity of being'. Drawing on my experiences of working with LOUD WOMEN and participating in the wider music scene, I propose two research strands for this project. First, I intend to conduct a feminist cooperative inquiry in partnership with LOUD WOMEN, culminating in the production of a zine detailing the history and import of the LOUD WOMEN community as told by its members. This will be complimented by ethnographic and interview-based research within the organization. Second, I will contextualize LOUD WOMEN through critical policy analysis and further interviews engaging with a variety of stakeholders in the UK music sector (Music Venue Trust, the Arts Council, Women in CTRL etc.). Through so doing this project will further understandings of diversity agendas in the context of cultural production, particularly in a feminist, grassroots setting. It will also engage with feminist actors, both in the context of diversity agendas and the methodology of feminist cooperative inquiry. By marrying feminist geographies with cooperative feminist methodology, this project will make a valuable contribution to literature concerning diversity agendas and feminist cultural production.