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🔍 LSA Conference 2026 @Brunel University London 🔍

More updates slated for release soon including:

… Academic Programme Announcements (this month!)
… PGR & ECR Training Programme Announcement (March)

Keep watch on the LSA website and socials for the latest news.

#LSA2026 #leisurestudies
February 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Trending Research Note 📈

Philosophical chemistry: what the alchemy of Gadamer And Aristotle brings to leisure studies.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#leisure #leisurestudies #philosophy
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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📣 We have officially moved from X to Bluesky 📣

Stay connected with us for the latest publications, news, and insights.

#BlueskyCommunity #FollowUs #LeisureStudies
March 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Call for Papers: Histories of Anti-Tourism
Deadline for submission: August 3, 2026
Online workshop – Fall 2026
In-person conference, Berlin – Spring 2027

niche-canada.org/2026/06/24/c...

#tourism #leisurestudies #envhist #envhum #envstudies #recreation #travel
Call for Papers: Histories of Anti-Tourism
We are looking for scholars already working on this topic, as well as those who may have encountered anti-touristic attitudes, conflicts, or forms of resistance in their research without treating them...
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June 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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I’m pleased to share the publication of my new article in Leisure Studies:

From Cosmopolis to Claustropolis: Accelerated culture and the case for a claustropolitan sociology of leisure

📄 Open access article: lnkd.in/eE8u_SpD

#LeisureStudies #DigitalCulture #Claustropolitanism
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January 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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🔔 New Issue Alert 🔔

Leisure Studies, Volume 44, Issue 4 (2025), is now available!

Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rlst20/4...

#LeisureStudies #NewIssue #Research
August 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🎥 Leisure Documentary Feature 🎥 / 'My Serious Life' /
...continues w/ EPISODE #2 "Church & Volunteers"

⁉️ Explore serious leisure experiences at one of Calgary's largest churches and volunteer hubs.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVF...

#leisurestudies #leisure #worship #volunteering
My Serious Life 2 - Church and Volunteers - Feat. Evan Watson, Romulo & Polly Montenegro - S1 Ep02
YouTube video by My Serious Life Documentary
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February 23, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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A reflection on leisure studies’ past more so than future? What about digital forms of leisure? Leisure has moved on from parks and tourism to platforms. Shouldn’t the field evolve with it? #LeisureStudies #DigitalLeisure #AcademicTwitter www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The future of leisure studies in six landscapes
What is the future of leisure studies? The answer is as undefined as the field’s past. Leisure studies have always lacked a true, unified governing body (e.g. no general assembly) that has establis...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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This week we’re highlighting essays written by the Leisure Sciences editorial team. 🧠

Co-editor Justin Harmon reflects on existentialism, responsibility, and meaning in leisure in a new essay.

📖 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#LeisureSciences #LeisureStudies
April 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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🎓 On this account, you’ll find:
• Highlights from new articles
• Calls for papers
• Research spotlights
• News from the leisure research world

Follow us and join the conversation!
#LeisureSciences #LeisureStudies #AcademicPublishing #SocialScience #BlueskyAcademics
April 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🔗 Equity in outdoor recreation matters.

A recent Leisure Sciences article explores nature-based positive youth development for Black children, emphasizing community, representation, and intentional design.

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0149...

#LeisureStudies #YouthDevelopment
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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CfA 📢 Gaetano Cozzi Price, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche
🏆Two prizes for unpublished essays by young scholars on the history of play, leisure, and sport (antiquity–WWII).
⏰16 March 2026
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#CallForPapers #Prize #HistoryOfSport #LeisureStudies
March 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Dr Daniel Theriault - Amilcar Cabral, resistance and anti-colonialism: implications for Leisure Research

Excellent #LeisureSociety podcast episode hosted by Sandro Carnicelli

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Dr Daniel Theriault - Amilcar Cabral, Resistance and Anti-Colonialism: Implications for Leisure Research
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October 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Great second day of #WLC2025 at BUas including a keynote on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a debate on social and ecological sustainability at leisure destinations, and the beginning of the week's plenary sessions.

#WorldLeisureCongress2025 #PostdocLife #LeisureStudies #WorldLeisureOrganization
August 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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February Leisure Feature 🎥: My Serious Life -- Documentary

⁉️ Should leisure be taken seriously?

...Enjoy this six-part series starting with...

Episode 1: Introducing the Serious Leisure Perspective - Feat. Robert A. Stebbins

Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwrS...

#leisurestudies
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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Open Access 🌐🔓 [World Leisure Journal]

Curious about new methods in leisure research?

Read:
"Rich picture building: a visual method for future serious leisure studies"

Authors:
Brianna Wyatt, Anna Leask & Paul Barron

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#leisurestudies #worldleisure #leisure
February 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Absolutely fantastic final day at #WLC2025! Great sessions on 1) virtual reality use in leisure, 2) nature experiences and 3) the restorative effects of nature and a fantastic keynote on VR & AR in Leisure.

#PostdocLife #LeisureStudies #LeisureScholar #RestoratativeLandscapes #NatureImmersion
August 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Open Access 🌐 🔓 via LSJ
***Read the latest on animal leisure***

‘Becoming-with in animal leisure: working dog search training as human and nonhuman intra-actions’

Authors: Hanna-Mari Ikonen & Samu Pehkonen

Read/download: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#leisurestudies #LSA #animalleisure
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Took a trip to the archives today… 😳 #academicsky #leisurestudies #criticalstudies
Small brittle title page of a book from 1845 titled Domestic Scenes New Zealand printed in LONDON for the society for promoting Christian knowledge. Page 24 A missionary to New Zealand depicts indigenous Māori community reacting to the stormy sea. The Māori are told it is not a spirit who makes the storms, as they assume, but God in heaven being the clouds. Page 25 is the missionaries further account of a Māori child being born and bathed in the sea before offering their colonising narrative on the savage Māori preferring boys and mothers sometimes putting their girl babies to death.
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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Why do tourists go green? 🌱
This vs. That:
— For the planet? ♻️
— Or for the price tag + convenience? 💰🚲
A new Leisure Sciences study shows pro-environmental attitudes are key—but personal motivations like cost savings & tech appeal make the real difference.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0149...
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July 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🔔 One Week Left 🔔

There is only one week left to submit your paper for the Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Prize 2025. Don’t miss the chance to submit your work 📩

⌛️ Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025.

For more information: www.linkedin.com/posts/leisur...

#LeisureStudies #CallforPapers
Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Prize 2025 | Leisure Studies Journal
✨ Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Prize 2025 ✨ We are excited to announce the call for the Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Prize 2025, sponsored by the Taylor & Francis Group. The award will be given…
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April 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Now on #TIEBlog
Read TIE's latest preview of forthcoming titles features soon-to-be-released publications in sports & leisure studies through early 2027 ow.ly/8owr50Zy5AI
#sports #leisurestudies #publishing
August 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Had a fantastic time at the 2026 #LeisureStudies Conference! Loved being a member of the organising committee and presenting my capacity building in international #sportfordevelopment research!
July 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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New paper out in Leisure Studies!
Higher recreation specialisation is related to higher media engagement but not to reduced outdoor activity in birders.
With Christoph Randler (Univ. of Tuebingen).
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#ornithology #recreation #media #outdoorresearch #LeisureStudies
Higher recreation specialisation is related to higher media engagement but not to reduced outdoor activity in birders
The significant role of social media in our daily lives is undeniable. Here, we study the relationship between outcomes from the uses and gratifications theory of social media in relation to a grow...
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June 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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RT askhistorians "What did Medieval kings do in their spare time? https://redd.it/4dr4m9 #MedievalStudies #LeisureStudies"
November 9, 2024 at 5:01 AM