Leisure Studies Association [LSA]
@leisure-studies.bsky.social
Multi-disciplinary space for researchers, practitioners & students of Leisure Studies
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund
The LSA is pleased to provide a source of funding to promote both the Leisure Studies Association, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Apply via the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Deadline--30 January 2026
The LSA is pleased to provide a source of funding to promote both the Leisure Studies Association, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Apply via the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Deadline--30 January 2026
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund – Leisure Studies Association
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund Details The LSA is pleased to offer the Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund to pr
leisurestudies.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund
The LSA is pleased to provide a source of funding to promote both the Leisure Studies Association, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Apply via the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Deadline--30 January 2026
The LSA is pleased to provide a source of funding to promote both the Leisure Studies Association, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Apply via the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Deadline--30 January 2026
[Project Announcement]
The Event Troubleshooter: LSA + Oxford Brookes University Funded
The Event Troubleshooter is an interactive educational board game designed to support learning in events, tourism and hospitality courses.
Learn more from the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
The Event Troubleshooter: LSA + Oxford Brookes University Funded
The Event Troubleshooter is an interactive educational board game designed to support learning in events, tourism and hospitality courses.
Learn more from the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
The Event Troubleshooter at Oxford Brookes University
The Event Troubleshooter is a new innovative teaching and learning educational board game for events, tourism and hospitality students. The game was developed by Dr Giulia Rossetti and Dr Claudia Maca...
www.brookes.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 AM
[Project Announcement]
The Event Troubleshooter: LSA + Oxford Brookes University Funded
The Event Troubleshooter is an interactive educational board game designed to support learning in events, tourism and hospitality courses.
Learn more from the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
The Event Troubleshooter: LSA + Oxford Brookes University Funded
The Event Troubleshooter is an interactive educational board game designed to support learning in events, tourism and hospitality courses.
Learn more from the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
Available now: “What is leisure and what is not leisure: Some pesky neighboring conceptions”
Robert A. Stebbins — Leisure Reflections / No. 69
Read on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Robert A. Stebbins — Leisure Reflections / No. 69
Read on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Robert A. Stebbins — Leisure Reflections / No. 69 – Leisure Studies Association
“What is leisure and what is not leisure: Some pesky neighboring conceptions” Reprinted from the International Journal of Philosophy of Work and Idleness , firs
leisurestudies.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Available now: “What is leisure and what is not leisure: Some pesky neighboring conceptions”
Robert A. Stebbins — Leisure Reflections / No. 69
Read on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Robert A. Stebbins — Leisure Reflections / No. 69
Read on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
About us? Meet the LSA Executive Committee:
leisurestudies.org/about
Learn about the legacy of the LSA and find updates on the LSA Conference 2026 at Brunel!
#LSA2026
leisurestudies.org/about
Learn about the legacy of the LSA and find updates on the LSA Conference 2026 at Brunel!
#LSA2026
September 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
About us? Meet the LSA Executive Committee:
leisurestudies.org/about
Learn about the legacy of the LSA and find updates on the LSA Conference 2026 at Brunel!
#LSA2026
leisurestudies.org/about
Learn about the legacy of the LSA and find updates on the LSA Conference 2026 at Brunel!
#LSA2026
[!!!] LSA Conference 2026 [!!!]
@Brunel University London [30 JUNE-JULY 3]
"Creative, Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical & Methodological Advances"
1st Call for Abstracts = October 1
Schedule on the LSA Website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2026
Start Writing!
@Brunel University London [30 JUNE-JULY 3]
"Creative, Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical & Methodological Advances"
1st Call for Abstracts = October 1
Schedule on the LSA Website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2026
Start Writing!
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 AM
[!!!] LSA Conference 2026 [!!!]
@Brunel University London [30 JUNE-JULY 3]
"Creative, Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical & Methodological Advances"
1st Call for Abstracts = October 1
Schedule on the LSA Website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2026
Start Writing!
@Brunel University London [30 JUNE-JULY 3]
"Creative, Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical & Methodological Advances"
1st Call for Abstracts = October 1
Schedule on the LSA Website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2026
Start Writing!
Watch!
Upcoming six-episode documentary series titled "My Serious Life," from Saulo Neves de Oliveira, Ph.D.Ed., BPE.
This documentary is grounded in the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP).
The premiere date is set for September 23, 2025.
Find it here: www.youtube.com/@MySeriousLi....
Upcoming six-episode documentary series titled "My Serious Life," from Saulo Neves de Oliveira, Ph.D.Ed., BPE.
This documentary is grounded in the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP).
The premiere date is set for September 23, 2025.
Find it here: www.youtube.com/@MySeriousLi....
My Serious Life Documentary
Is leisure important? Should leisure be taken seriously?
This documentary series invites you to rethink leisure and its place in community development through the lens of the Serious Leisure Perspect...
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Watch!
Upcoming six-episode documentary series titled "My Serious Life," from Saulo Neves de Oliveira, Ph.D.Ed., BPE.
This documentary is grounded in the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP).
The premiere date is set for September 23, 2025.
Find it here: www.youtube.com/@MySeriousLi....
Upcoming six-episode documentary series titled "My Serious Life," from Saulo Neves de Oliveira, Ph.D.Ed., BPE.
This documentary is grounded in the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP).
The premiere date is set for September 23, 2025.
Find it here: www.youtube.com/@MySeriousLi....
Discover!
Leisure Studies Journal (the journal of the Leisure Studies Association) has an expanding resource of open access articles.
Find it here!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rls...
Leisure Studies Journal (the journal of the Leisure Studies Association) has an expanding resource of open access articles.
Find it here!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rls...
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Discover!
Leisure Studies Journal (the journal of the Leisure Studies Association) has an expanding resource of open access articles.
Find it here!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rls...
Leisure Studies Journal (the journal of the Leisure Studies Association) has an expanding resource of open access articles.
Find it here!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/rls...
Reposted by Leisure Studies Association [LSA]
New Open Access Research Article 🔓
From mobility aid to leisure pursuit: exploring the meaning of disabled people’s participation in skateboarding and wheelchair motocross.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skateboarding #motorcross #disability
From mobility aid to leisure pursuit: exploring the meaning of disabled people’s participation in skateboarding and wheelchair motocross.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skateboarding #motorcross #disability
August 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New Open Access Research Article 🔓
From mobility aid to leisure pursuit: exploring the meaning of disabled people’s participation in skateboarding and wheelchair motocross.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skateboarding #motorcross #disability
From mobility aid to leisure pursuit: exploring the meaning of disabled people’s participation in skateboarding and wheelchair motocross.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#skateboarding #motorcross #disability
Join us!
Membership rates (£33 for full membership, £18 for students, non-waged, and retired members)
Read about membership benefits on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/events/membe...
Membership rates (£33 for full membership, £18 for students, non-waged, and retired members)
Read about membership benefits on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/events/membe...
August 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Join us!
Membership rates (£33 for full membership, £18 for students, non-waged, and retired members)
Read about membership benefits on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/events/membe...
Membership rates (£33 for full membership, £18 for students, non-waged, and retired members)
Read about membership benefits on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/events/membe...
Introducing! The Crittenden Pilgrimage Bursary
This bursary will provide financial support for those undertaking human-powered pilgrimages — whether walking, cycling, paddling, wheelchairing, and more.
Find out more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-cri...
This bursary will provide financial support for those undertaking human-powered pilgrimages — whether walking, cycling, paddling, wheelchairing, and more.
Find out more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-cri...
August 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Introducing! The Crittenden Pilgrimage Bursary
This bursary will provide financial support for those undertaking human-powered pilgrimages — whether walking, cycling, paddling, wheelchairing, and more.
Find out more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-cri...
This bursary will provide financial support for those undertaking human-powered pilgrimages — whether walking, cycling, paddling, wheelchairing, and more.
Find out more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-cri...
Reminder! --> 24 July: Webinar
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
July 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reminder! --> 24 July: Webinar
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
New LSA Executive Members:
A warm welcome to...
---Adam Talbot (Research and Enterprise Officer): [UWS]
---Adele Doran (Membership Officer): [Sheffield Hallam]
---Ioana Cerasella Chis (Ordinary Member): [University of Birmingham]
---Alberto Amore (Ordinary Member): [University of Oulu]
A warm welcome to...
---Adam Talbot (Research and Enterprise Officer): [UWS]
---Adele Doran (Membership Officer): [Sheffield Hallam]
---Ioana Cerasella Chis (Ordinary Member): [University of Birmingham]
---Alberto Amore (Ordinary Member): [University of Oulu]
July 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
New LSA Executive Members:
A warm welcome to...
---Adam Talbot (Research and Enterprise Officer): [UWS]
---Adele Doran (Membership Officer): [Sheffield Hallam]
---Ioana Cerasella Chis (Ordinary Member): [University of Birmingham]
---Alberto Amore (Ordinary Member): [University of Oulu]
A warm welcome to...
---Adam Talbot (Research and Enterprise Officer): [UWS]
---Adele Doran (Membership Officer): [Sheffield Hallam]
---Ioana Cerasella Chis (Ordinary Member): [University of Birmingham]
---Alberto Amore (Ordinary Member): [University of Oulu]
LSA Book Prize 2025: Winners!
Living with the Party: How Leisure Shaped a New China
————[by Yifan Shi]
City of Hip Hop: New York City, The Bronx, and a Peace Meeting
————[by Rob Swift & Rasul A. Mowatt]
Read all about it on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/bookprize2025/
Congratulations!
Living with the Party: How Leisure Shaped a New China
————[by Yifan Shi]
City of Hip Hop: New York City, The Bronx, and a Peace Meeting
————[by Rob Swift & Rasul A. Mowatt]
Read all about it on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/bookprize2025/
Congratulations!
July 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
LSA Book Prize 2025: Winners!
Living with the Party: How Leisure Shaped a New China
————[by Yifan Shi]
City of Hip Hop: New York City, The Bronx, and a Peace Meeting
————[by Rob Swift & Rasul A. Mowatt]
Read all about it on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/bookprize2025/
Congratulations!
Living with the Party: How Leisure Shaped a New China
————[by Yifan Shi]
City of Hip Hop: New York City, The Bronx, and a Peace Meeting
————[by Rob Swift & Rasul A. Mowatt]
Read all about it on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/bookprize2025/
Congratulations!
Upcoming Webinar--> 24 July
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
July 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Upcoming Webinar--> 24 July
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
'The Event Troubleshooter: the new educational board game for Event, Tourism'
This project is funded by the Leisure Studies Association and Oxford Brookes University.
Registration: Free
Full details + Registration on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-eve...
Ready for LSA Conference 2025?
Read all about the presentations by downloading the book of abstracts here: ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12....
Stay tuned for a detailed conference schedule--coming soon!
Read all about the presentations by downloading the book of abstracts here: ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12....
Stay tuned for a detailed conference schedule--coming soon!
June 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ready for LSA Conference 2025?
Read all about the presentations by downloading the book of abstracts here: ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12....
Stay tuned for a detailed conference schedule--coming soon!
Read all about the presentations by downloading the book of abstracts here: ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12....
Stay tuned for a detailed conference schedule--coming soon!
...1 Week to Deadline! [June 30]
Apply --> LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund [up to £5000]
GOAL: to provide a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Full details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Apply --> LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund [up to £5000]
GOAL: to provide a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Full details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
June 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
...1 Week to Deadline! [June 30]
Apply --> LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund [up to £5000]
GOAL: to provide a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Full details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
Apply --> LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund [up to £5000]
GOAL: to provide a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Full details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...
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LSA Conference + 50th LSA Anniversary is almost here!
Don't forget: 23 June 2025 --> Conference registration closes
LSA Conference + 50th LSA Anniversary is almost here!
Don't forget: 23 June 2025 --> Conference registration closes
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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LSA Conference + 50th LSA Anniversary is almost here!
Don't forget: 23 June 2025 --> Conference registration closes
LSA Conference + 50th LSA Anniversary is almost here!
Don't forget: 23 June 2025 --> Conference registration closes
Trouble renewing or signing up for membership?
Contact us: digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We'll reset your password or account as needed. Also let us know of any other access issues.
Contact us: digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We'll reset your password or account as needed. Also let us know of any other access issues.
June 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trouble renewing or signing up for membership?
Contact us: digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We'll reset your password or account as needed. Also let us know of any other access issues.
Contact us: digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We'll reset your password or account as needed. Also let us know of any other access issues.
***50 Years of the LSA***
Send thoughts and reflections on your memories of membership, involvement, and conference adventures to:
digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We will share memories on the LSA website and socials as we prepare for our next adventure in York for LSA Conference 2025!
Send thoughts and reflections on your memories of membership, involvement, and conference adventures to:
digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We will share memories on the LSA website and socials as we prepare for our next adventure in York for LSA Conference 2025!
June 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
***50 Years of the LSA***
Send thoughts and reflections on your memories of membership, involvement, and conference adventures to:
digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We will share memories on the LSA website and socials as we prepare for our next adventure in York for LSA Conference 2025!
Send thoughts and reflections on your memories of membership, involvement, and conference adventures to:
digicoms@leisurestudies.org
We will share memories on the LSA website and socials as we prepare for our next adventure in York for LSA Conference 2025!
[!!!] Deadline June 30 [!!!] --> Call for Applications!
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund... a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Learn more on the LSA website and access the application form here: tinyurl.com/5cp38pz6
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund... a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Learn more on the LSA website and access the application form here: tinyurl.com/5cp38pz6
June 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
[!!!] Deadline June 30 [!!!] --> Call for Applications!
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund... a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Learn more on the LSA website and access the application form here: tinyurl.com/5cp38pz6
The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund... a source of funding to promote both the LSA, and the study of Leisure more broadly.
Learn more on the LSA website and access the application form here: tinyurl.com/5cp38pz6
!!! Nominate by June 10 --> LSA Executive Committee
Roles include: Membership Officer, Research and Enterprise Officer + Ordinary members.
Find all the details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
Roles include: Membership Officer, Research and Enterprise Officer + Ordinary members.
Find all the details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
June 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
!!! Nominate by June 10 --> LSA Executive Committee
Roles include: Membership Officer, Research and Enterprise Officer + Ordinary members.
Find all the details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
Roles include: Membership Officer, Research and Enterprise Officer + Ordinary members.
Find all the details on the LSA website:
leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
Out now!
Leisure Reflections #68 by Robert A. Stebbins:
"Clarification of Commitment vis-à-vis the six Qualities of Serious Leisure"
Read on the LSA Website:
leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Leisure Reflections #68 by Robert A. Stebbins:
"Clarification of Commitment vis-à-vis the six Qualities of Serious Leisure"
Read on the LSA Website:
leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
June 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Out now!
Leisure Reflections #68 by Robert A. Stebbins:
"Clarification of Commitment vis-à-vis the six Qualities of Serious Leisure"
Read on the LSA Website:
leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Leisure Reflections #68 by Robert A. Stebbins:
"Clarification of Commitment vis-à-vis the six Qualities of Serious Leisure"
Read on the LSA Website:
leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...
Nominations!
Elections to LSA Executive [2025]
Nominations are invited for several roles on the LSA Executive Committee. The Executive is voluntarily run and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association.
Read full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
Elections to LSA Executive [2025]
Nominations are invited for several roles on the LSA Executive Committee. The Executive is voluntarily run and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association.
Read full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
May 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Nominations!
Elections to LSA Executive [2025]
Nominations are invited for several roles on the LSA Executive Committee. The Executive is voluntarily run and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association.
Read full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
Elections to LSA Executive [2025]
Nominations are invited for several roles on the LSA Executive Committee. The Executive is voluntarily run and is responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Association.
Read full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/electio...
'The welcome in the context of dementia'
Read the latest on the work by LSA member Dr Chris Russell---built in partnership with the Leisure Studies Association and Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Visit the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...
Read the latest on the work by LSA member Dr Chris Russell---built in partnership with the Leisure Studies Association and Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Visit the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...
May 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
'The welcome in the context of dementia'
Read the latest on the work by LSA member Dr Chris Russell---built in partnership with the Leisure Studies Association and Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Visit the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...
Read the latest on the work by LSA member Dr Chris Russell---built in partnership with the Leisure Studies Association and Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Visit the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/the-wel...