Token fatigue: tolls of marginalization in white male spaces

Using data generated from interviews, participant observation, and archival materials, this article introduces the foundations for token fatigue: the mental, material, and physical penalties exacted on marginalized groups working in dominant spaces. With the case of contemporary Western classical mu...

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Published inEthnic and racial studies Vol. 44; no. 7; pp. 1115 - 1134
Main Author Shim, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 28.05.2021
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Classical music
culture
Diversification
diversity
Fatigue
gender
inclusion
Males
Marginality
Minimization
Minority groups
Music
organizations
Participant observation
Penalties
Race
Social exclusion
Tolls
Women
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Summary:Using data generated from interviews, participant observation, and archival materials, this article introduces the foundations for token fatigue: the mental, material, and physical penalties exacted on marginalized groups working in dominant spaces. With the case of contemporary Western classical music as a white male space, I demonstrate how women of colour experience token fatigue through institutional and individual processes of diversity-driven tokenization and minimization. I illustrate how working in white male spaces requires additional labour, time, resources, and energy from women of colour. Ultimately, I call for the dismantling - rather than the diversification - of white male spaces.
ISSN:0141-9870
1466-4356
DOI:10.1080/01419870.2020.1779947