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World leisure journal, 2001
Leisure Studies Association eBooks, 2001
Griffith Research Online.
Journal of park and recreation administration, Jul 18, 2008
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World Leisure and Recreation, 1999
During the last quarter of the 20th Century there has been a strong groundswell of feminist criti... more During the last quarter of the 20th Century there has been a strong groundswell of feminist critique of the dominant discourses in Leisure Studies. In addition to groundbreaking texts from all parts of the globe (see for example Wimbush & Wbot, 1988; Henderson et al, 1989; Green et al, 1990; Wearing, 1998; Thompson, 1999), major conferences have been held with a theme of feminist critique. The LSA conference in Leeds, UK in 1998 was run in conjunction with the Second International Women in Leisure Conference and had as its theme, 'The Big Ghetto: Gender, Sexuality and Leisure'. The Third International Women in Leisure Conference will take place in Fremantle, Australia, in 2001, in conjunction with the Australia/New Zealand Leisure Studies Association. A further indication of this groundswell was the granting of full Commission status the WLRA Tasskforce on Women in 1997. These developments indicate that feminist theorisation of leisure issues has become part of the research repertoire of people working in the field. Thus whilst quantitative studies such as those of Bittman (1991) continue to demonstrate women's disadvantage in access to leisure time, more and more qualitative work has theorised this disadvantage in terms of gender power relationships. This shift from the mere description of disadvantage to the analysis of the relationships which underpin that disadvantage allows the feminist researcher to explore the complexities of dimensions of power such as age, ethnicity, class, sexuality and ability which intersect with gender. In some instances, it also allows research to become a vehicle for social change. In this paper, I will use my own research with older people to show how feminist theories are being used in the closing decade of the 20th century to problematise one aspect of Leisure Studies, namely the gendered nature of public and private space.
Leisure Studies Association eBooks, 2001
Annals of leisure research, 1999
This paper examines the notion of leisure as process and leisure as change. Drawing on recently c... more This paper examines the notion of leisure as process and leisure as change. Drawing on recently completed research, which used a case study approach to explore the ways in which older people constructed their leisure through engagement with community theatre, I discuss how some qualitative research methods are supportive of emergent theories about leisure as a process of change. When 'subjects' of research become co-participants in the construction of new meanings, then a picture of leisure as a process can emerge. Process implies change over time, and so the conceptualisation of leisure as process allows us to recognise change as a fundamental aspect of the leisure experience. The paper concludes that if we are to embrace change in leisure studies we need to examine both our research methods and the ways in which we 'deliver' leisure services.
Older women and men were participants in this qualitative research of three case studies of commu... more Older women and men were participants in this qualitative research of three case studies of community theatre. Their stories, gathered through in-depth interviews and participant observation of the theatre projects over a four year period, informed the development of a theoretical model of leisure as process. Through devising and presenting their theatre pieces, 50 older people, ranging in age from 45-8 5 years, with differing cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, reflected on personal experiences, negotiated their own processes for working collaboratively, and presented the stories of theft lives publicly in a way which affirmed their actions and understandings of themselves and theft world. Interviews with more than 30 of these people allowed an analysis of the ways in which older people negotiated the processes of play-building and constructed meaning in their lives at a time when the social structures of paid work and family were becoming less central as people moved into the...
Griffith Research Online.
World Leisure & Recreation
World Leisure Journal, 2001
World leisure journal, 2001
Leisure Studies Association eBooks, 2001
Griffith Research Online.
Journal of park and recreation administration, Jul 18, 2008
ABSTRACT Yes Yes
World Leisure and Recreation, 1999
During the last quarter of the 20th Century there has been a strong groundswell of feminist criti... more During the last quarter of the 20th Century there has been a strong groundswell of feminist critique of the dominant discourses in Leisure Studies. In addition to groundbreaking texts from all parts of the globe (see for example Wimbush & Wbot, 1988; Henderson et al, 1989; Green et al, 1990; Wearing, 1998; Thompson, 1999), major conferences have been held with a theme of feminist critique. The LSA conference in Leeds, UK in 1998 was run in conjunction with the Second International Women in Leisure Conference and had as its theme, 'The Big Ghetto: Gender, Sexuality and Leisure'. The Third International Women in Leisure Conference will take place in Fremantle, Australia, in 2001, in conjunction with the Australia/New Zealand Leisure Studies Association. A further indication of this groundswell was the granting of full Commission status the WLRA Tasskforce on Women in 1997. These developments indicate that feminist theorisation of leisure issues has become part of the research repertoire of people working in the field. Thus whilst quantitative studies such as those of Bittman (1991) continue to demonstrate women's disadvantage in access to leisure time, more and more qualitative work has theorised this disadvantage in terms of gender power relationships. This shift from the mere description of disadvantage to the analysis of the relationships which underpin that disadvantage allows the feminist researcher to explore the complexities of dimensions of power such as age, ethnicity, class, sexuality and ability which intersect with gender. In some instances, it also allows research to become a vehicle for social change. In this paper, I will use my own research with older people to show how feminist theories are being used in the closing decade of the 20th century to problematise one aspect of Leisure Studies, namely the gendered nature of public and private space.
Leisure Studies Association eBooks, 2001
Annals of leisure research, 1999
This paper examines the notion of leisure as process and leisure as change. Drawing on recently c... more This paper examines the notion of leisure as process and leisure as change. Drawing on recently completed research, which used a case study approach to explore the ways in which older people constructed their leisure through engagement with community theatre, I discuss how some qualitative research methods are supportive of emergent theories about leisure as a process of change. When 'subjects' of research become co-participants in the construction of new meanings, then a picture of leisure as a process can emerge. Process implies change over time, and so the conceptualisation of leisure as process allows us to recognise change as a fundamental aspect of the leisure experience. The paper concludes that if we are to embrace change in leisure studies we need to examine both our research methods and the ways in which we 'deliver' leisure services.
Older women and men were participants in this qualitative research of three case studies of commu... more Older women and men were participants in this qualitative research of three case studies of community theatre. Their stories, gathered through in-depth interviews and participant observation of the theatre projects over a four year period, informed the development of a theoretical model of leisure as process. Through devising and presenting their theatre pieces, 50 older people, ranging in age from 45-8 5 years, with differing cultural and socio-economic backgrounds, reflected on personal experiences, negotiated their own processes for working collaboratively, and presented the stories of theft lives publicly in a way which affirmed their actions and understandings of themselves and theft world. Interviews with more than 30 of these people allowed an analysis of the ways in which older people negotiated the processes of play-building and constructed meaning in their lives at a time when the social structures of paid work and family were becoming less central as people moved into the...
Griffith Research Online.
World Leisure & Recreation
World Leisure Journal, 2001