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Dreaming fairness and re-imagining equality and diversity through participative aesthetic inquiry

Page, Margaret; Grisoni, Louise; Turner, Arthur

Authors

Margaret Page

Louise Grisoni

Profile image of Arthur Turner

Arthur Turner Arthur.Turner@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies (ILM)



Abstract

© The Author(s) 2013. This article presents the findings of a participative action research project into how arts-based inquiry can revitalise equality and diversity organisational practices. We demonstrate that the arts-based methodologies introduced enabled participants to explore the meanings they brought to equality and diversity work, by creating a liminal space for learning. We illustrate our findings through an exploration of how participants engaged with the inquiry, the learning about equality and diversity that took place in the workshops and the challenges and opportunities of translating this into change practice in the workplace. The article’s originality lies in its analysis of poetic writings, dreams and visual artefacts created in the context of participative inquiry. Engaging with tacit knowledge extended understanding of the contribution that arts-based, aesthetic inquiry can bring to organisational practice, and more specifically towards restoring the transformative potential of organisational practices to promote equality and diversity.

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2014
Journal Management Learning
Print ISSN 1350-5076
Electronic ISSN 1461-7307
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 45
Issue 5
Pages 577-592
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507613486425
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/817286
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350507613486425