A Wild Ride: Women’s Bar Work in the Calgary Stampede Tents

Scalf, Jane

A Wild Ride: Women’s Bar Work in the Calgary Stampede Tents

dc.contributor.advisor	Nelson, Fiona
dc.contributor.author	Scalf, Jane
dc.contributor.committeemember	Klostermann, Janna
dc.contributor.committeemember	Johnston, Dawn
dc.date	2023-11
dc.date.accessioned	2023-08-10T18:30:06Z
dc.date.available	2023-08-10T18:30:06Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08
dc.description.abstract	This study explores the employment experiences of women who work in the tents during the Calgary Stampede. The findings are drawn from a total of eight qualitative interviews. The data suggest that the women who work in the tents occupy roles that are highly feminized and sexualized. The three main findings of this thesis suggest: first, that the women who were interviewed performed their work within the patriarchal arena of the Calgary Stampede which allows the workers to dismiss the frequently inappropriate behaviour of patrons; second, that the participants operated under a rhetoric of choice which impacted their work experience; and, third, that the distinction the participants made between their work performance and that of “other girls” provided a way that the women made sense of their work.
dc.identifier.citation	Scalf, J. (2023). A wild ride: women’s bar work in the Calgary Stampede tents (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/116850
dc.identifier.uri	https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41692
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	Gender, Stampede, Bartending, Lateral Violence, Women’s Work
dc.subject.classification	Women's Studies
dc.title	A Wild Ride: Women’s Bar Work in the Calgary Stampede Tents
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Sociology
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.