Tag: Leisure Studies Association

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Philosophical chemistry: what the alchemy of Gadamer And Aristotle brings to leisure studies by Jane Hurly.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Tracking oneself for others: communal and self-motivational value of sharing exercise data online by Veera Ehrlén (open access).

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Motorcycle tourism and nature: an analysis of motorcyclists’ motivations to travel by Carlos Eduardo Almeida Ramoa, Paulo Santos Pires & Edar Silva Añaña.

The special issues explores the medium to long-term impacts of lockdowns, drawing inspiration from Ken Roberts’ ‘Lock down leisure in Britain’ (Leisure Studies 39(5): 617-628), but other questions emerge. These include: How have socially distanced, isolated and bubbled sociality affected leisure?  How might leisure lives have been ‘sanitised’ through the lockdown? How have these issues affected different demographics in different ways?  How have new leisure providers developed and what does this mean for older providers? How do these trends pan out internationally?

The Special Issue will provide an opportunity to showcase global leisure studies research which variously explores the meaning and implications of informal sport as a growing form of collective leisure activity and the wider social affordances - and exclusions - of these leisure practices. The Special Issue would allow interdisciplinary, international scholars working in the field to present research which explores the diverse and different aspects of the phenomenon.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Landscapes of tension, tribalism and toxicity: configuring a spatial politics of esport communities by Emily Jane Hayday, Holly Collison & Geoffery Z. Kohe.

The emphasis of Leisure Studies is on theoretically informed critical analyses within the social sciences and humanities of the topics that constitute leisure as a subject field – including the arts, tourism, sport and more. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: SKATEBOARDING, GENTLE ACTIVISM, AND THE ANIMATION OF PUBLIC SPACE: CITE – A CELEBRATION OF SKATEBOARD ARTS AND CULTURE AT THE BENTWAY by Troy D. Glover, Sarah Munro, Immony Men, Wes Loates & Ilana Altman.

Solent University is delighted to be hosting the 2021 Leisure Studies Association Virtual Conference focusing on leisure identities, health and wellbeing.We welcome scholars from a range of disciplines, as well as practitioners, to Solent University to discuss: 'What role does leisure play in addressing 'healthy' identities, for who, and for what purpose?’ The conference will take place online - further details to follow.

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.

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.