Gender, bodies and identities in organization: Postcolonial critiques

Georgiadou, Andri; Metcalfe, Beverly Dawn; Dickerson von Lockette, Niki; Groutsis, Dimitria; Ozkazanc-Pan, Banu

Abstract

Critical perspectives on embodiment in organizations acknowledges that the body is a site, object and subject of the labor force, crossing and spanning the material, social, cultural, and natural world (Dale, 2005; Monaghan, 2002; Williams & Bendelow, 1998). Binary distinctions between body and mind are challenged (Pullen & Knights, 2007), placing the lived experience as locus of analysis (Kringen & Novich, 2018; Williams & Bendelow, 1998). Importantly, examining people's lived experiences allow us to explain and understand inequalities and freedoms, as these are lived through and bounded by bodies, both within and outside the organization (Fotaki & Pullen, 2019). Elaborating on this point, Kringen and Novich (2018, pp. 198–199) note:

Citation

Georgiadou, A., Metcalfe, B. D., Dickerson von Lockette, N., Groutsis, D., & Ozkazanc-Pan, B. (2021). Gender, bodies and identities in organization: Postcolonial critiques. Gender, Work and Organization, 28(5), 1719-1725. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12745

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 10, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Deposit Date: Aug 24, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 11, 2023
• Journal: Gender, Work and Organization
• Print ISSN: 0968-6673
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-0432
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1719-1725
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12745
• Keywords: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; Gender Studies
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6089726
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwao.12745
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Georgiadou, A., Metcalfe, B.D., Dickerson von Lockette, N., Groutsis, D. and Ozkazanc-Pan, B. (2021), Gender, bodies and identities in organization: Postcolonial critiques. Gender Work Organ, 28: 1719-1725, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12745. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.