Dr Kat Gupta Oxford Brookes University UK mixosaurus Outline Images of diversity Rethinking diversity What couldshould a diverse organisations look like Images of diversity Diversity is something thats being marketed Theyre trying to sell a campus climate theyre trying to s ID: 592850
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Disturbing diversity
Dr Kat Gupta
Oxford Brookes University, UK
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mixosaurusSlide2
Outline
Images of diversity
Rethinking diversity
What could/should a diverse organisations look like?Slide3Slide4
Images of diversity
"Diversity is something that's being marketed [...] They're trying to sell a campus climate, they're trying to sell a future. Campuses are trying to say, 'If you come here, you'll have a good time, and you'll fit in.' "
Tim
PippertSlide5
Diversity or diversities?
Each of us inhabits different identities
Become salient in different contexts
Intersections of identities
“Diversity” as measured against a norm
Norm is (in a European context) white, male, cis, straight, (temporarily) able bodiedSlide6
Diversity or diversities?
Each of us inhabits different identities
Become salient in different contexts
Intersections of identities
“Diversity” as measured against a norm
Norm is (in a European context) white, male, cis, straight, (temporarily) able bodiedDiversity as a deviation from the norm Slide7
Metaphors of organisational diversity
Problematic metaphor to describe a problematic concept!
Long history of food metaphors used to describe non-white people’s skin tones
Exoticising
People of colour(‘s bodies) as a product to be consumed by white people
Products used to describe us (e.g. coffee, chocolate, tea, spices) have a history of slave labour and exploitation of our bodies and economiesSlide8
Diversity as the icing on the cake
For appearance’s sake
Does not change the underlying structure
Can be removed without fundamentally changing the organisationSlide9
Diversity as present but non-structural
Pockets of good practice held within a non-diverse structureSlide10
Diversity as fully integrated and structural
Practices to support diversity inherent in the structure of the organisation
Cannot be removed without fundamentally changing the structureSlide11
What [sh
/c]
ould
a diverse organisation look like?
The
"what" is the Syllabus: the choice of topics, resources, examples or case studies The "how" is the Process: the teaching methods and learning activities The "who" are the Participants: the students, the tutors, and the epistemic authorities on the programme
The "where" is the Environment: the rooms and buildings, the signs and statues, and the local area, taking into consideration the accessibility of these spaces, both physically and sociallyNathaniel Adam Tobias Coleman, “Diversity is a dirty word”Slide12
A challenge:
To reject easy images of diversity
To reject easy concepts of diversity as non-integral to an organisation
To think about diversity as affecting the organisation at every level