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LSA 2007 "Whatever
happened to the leisure society?" aims to turn the leisure
studies multi-disciplinary gaze to the shifts in leisure practices,
industries, cultures and economies over the past 30 years
or so. The call for this timely reflection aims not only to consider
work--leisure shifts but also seeks to evaluate developments
in the theorising of leisure.
The conference
is aimed at academics, including researchers, research students,
and lecturers in leisure studies, politics, economics, history,
sociology, cultural studies, cultural policy, social policy and
media studies. Practitioners in the leisure services (public,
private and voluntary) will be attracted to the conference by
distinctive policy and practice-based contributions. Practitioners
from the cultural industries, including market researchers, industry
analysts and cultural commentators, will also find the conference
of interest.
| Themes* |
Post-industrialism, the knowledge economy
and the 'leisure society'
Post-work and post-youth
Creative and cultural industries
Media economy |
Identity
and consumption
Leisure practices and spaces
Theories
Methodologies |
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*Note ~~ themes listed above are intended
to be suggestive rather than restrictive. Please don't hesitate
to put your ideas forward to the Committee. |
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Also,
submissions are invited for Open Stream presentations |
| Speakers |
CL Cole, Jennifer Hargreaves, Ian Henry,
Kevin Hetherington, Kate Oakley, Will Straw, Sue Thornham . .
. and others to be confirmed |
| Committee |
Joint Chair Jayne Caudwell
and Alan Tomlinson Members
Paul Gilchrist, Steve Redhead, Belinda Wheaton |
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