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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · 21d

[!!!] 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!

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · 28d

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....

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

Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Sep 4

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...

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Reposted by Leisure Studies Association [LSA]

Leisure Studies Journal @leisurestudies.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Aug 13

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Aug 5

LSA Conference 2026!

Brunel University London will host the LSA conference next summer.

Developments soon to be announced: Dates, conference theme, and call for papers.

Updates available on the LSA website and socials.

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jul 21

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jul 20

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]

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jul 17

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!

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jul 16

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 27

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!

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 23

...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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 20

D-18

LSA Conference + 50th LSA Anniversary is almost here!

Don't forget: 23 June 2025 --> Conference registration closes

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 16

Trouble renewing or signing up for membership?

Contact us: [email protected]

We'll reset your password or account as needed. Also let us know of any other access issues.

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 11

***50 Years of the LSA***

Send thoughts and reflections on your memories of membership, involvement, and conference adventures to:

[email protected]

We will share memories on the LSA website and socials as we prepare for our next adventure in York for LSA Conference 2025!

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 10

[!!!] 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

Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 8

!!! 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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · Jun 6

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · May 20

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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · May 20

Deadline: June 30!

Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · May 19

'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...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · May 19

Call for Applications!

The LSA Research, Enterprise and Education Development Fund... a source of funding to promote both the Leisure Studies Association, and the study of Leisure more broadly.

Learn more on the LSA website and access the application form here: leisurestudies.org/news/the-lsa...

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Leisure Studies Association [LSA] @leisure-studies.bsky.social · May 14

Upcoming!

3rd Symposium: More than just a number: Re-Humanizing the Tourism Academy

Sunday, 6 July + Monday, 7 July 2025

Location: York St John Creative Centre, York St John University and online

Full details on the LSA website: tinyurl.com/nszwuwfw

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