The Identities and Equalities Research Cluster
Exploring intersections of identities such as gender, race, and sexuality, addressing inequalities through interdisciplinary research to drive social change.
About us
We are a community of researchers working across a range of disciplines in the School of Sciences, and we welcome researchers from other Schools whose research aligns with this group. We also work with a range of external research collaborators, both within the UK and internationally.
Our members have expertise in gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, migrant, religious, national, class-based and other identities and their intersections. We examine implications for social, economic, political, health, education, environmental, organizational and other inequalities.
We use a variety of methodologies spanning quantitative and qualitative approaches, including large-scale surveys and experiments, to archival work and ethnographic methods.
We investigate themes such as:
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion/exclusion
- Social policy and social change
- Cultural representations / stereotypes
- Social and political mobilization
- Radicalisation and resistance to extremism
- Media / dominant cultural narratives and counter-narratives
- Decolonising public spaces and histories
Get in touch
If you're interested in our research, please contact our Cluster Director, Dr Renata Bongiorno. Alternatively, speak to any member of our group.
Cluster Director
- Dr Renata Bongiorno: r.bongiorno@bathspa.ac.uk