Tag: leisure studies

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the wide range of topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and physical activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE ‘TROIKA OF SECURITY’: MERGING RETROSPECTIVE AND FUTURISTIC ‘RISK’ AND ‘SECURITY’ ASSESSMENTS BEFORE EURO 2020 by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen.

Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) is hosting its 16th Canadian Congress on Leisure Research (CCLR) online, due to the on-going global COVID-19 pandemiAs set out in the TALS/ANZALS/CALS/LARASA/LSA/AEME Joint Charge Statement in June of 2020, it is time to respond to the “greater need to tackle the …ways that leisure conscripts oppression onto the Other” as well as to understand how “leisure can also resist that conscription”.

The Recreational Sports Journal is the scholarly, peer-reviewed publication of the NIRSA Foundation. Its purpose is to provide a source of empirical, theoretical, and applied research to the field of recreational sports. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: “YOU THINK DIFFERENTLY AFTER PLAYING THIS SPORT”: EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGIATE GOALBALL PLAYERS by Cathy MacDonald, Rebecca Bryan, Lauren J. Lieberman, and John T. Foley.

Managing Sport and Leisure is a refereed journal that publishes high quality research articles to inform and stimulate discussions relevant to sport and leisure management globally. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE INHERENT RISK OF BEING FIRED: THE INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS ENABLING SPORT DIRECTORS TO REPLACE COACHES IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL by Rasmus Nissen & Ulrik Wagner.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the wide range of topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and physical activities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: UNDERSTANDING LOCAL RESIDENTS’ RESPONSES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNT GARIWANG FOR THE 2018 PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES by Liv Yoon.

ALR is aimed at an international readership and seeks theoretical or applied articles which cover any topic within the broad area of leisure studies. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: CULTIVATING SELF-RELIANCE: PARTICIPATION IN URBAN AGRICULTURE AS CIVIL LEISURE by Rudy Dunlap, Justin Harmon & Bradley H. Camp.

This special issue of the World Leisure Journal will address leisure and aging internationally. While free time itself may have changed with the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, leisure behaviors and patterns have also shifted dramatically. We have seen a drastic reduction to leisure, with the pandemic affecting everything from international travel to opportunities for connection that typically occur in social leisure spaces.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the wide range of topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, urban and rural recreation, sport, media and physical activities.The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: I CAN’T. I HAVE DANCE: DANCE COMPETITION CULTURE AS SERIOUS LEISURE AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING by Karen Schupp.

Loisir et Société / Society & Leisure is a bilingual, multidisciplinary and thematic journal that publishes on leisure and free time with their relation to cultural, economic and social dimensions of individuals and communities. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: LA GRAND-MESSE CAN 2002 : ENJEUX ÉCONOMIQUES, POLITIQUES ET SANITAIRES D’UNE COMPÉTITION DE FOOTBALL by Yaya Koné.

The purpose of WLJ is to stimulate and communicate research, theory, and critical thought in all areas that address leisure, including play, recreation, the arts and culture, sport, health and fitness, and travel and tourism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: THE MAKING OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE CYCLING RACE AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION by Alix Varnajot.