1st Edition
Contemporary Issues in Leisure Sciences A Look Forward
Editors' Note
Introduction to the Special Issue Looking Back, Looking Forward: 40 Years of Leisure Sciences
Corey W. Johnson, Diana C. Parry, and Faith-Anne Wagler
1. “Risky” Leisure Research on Sex and Violence: Innovation, Impact, and Impediments
Liza Berdychevsky
2. Are We Ready for “Radical Leisure”?
B. Dana Kivel
3. All the Lonely People: Social Isolation and the Promise and Pitfalls of Leisure
Troy D. Glover
4. The Serious Leisure Perspective and the Experience of Leisure
A. J. Veal
5. Leisure Sciences and the Humanities
Paul Heintzman
6. Research on Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, and Leisure: Have We Missed the Boat?
Monika Stodolska
7. The Case of the 12-Year-Old Boy: Or, The Silence of and Relevance to Leisure Research
Rasul A. Mowatt
8. Evocative Words and Ethical Crafting: Poetic Representation in Leisure Research
Sandra Sjollema and Felice Yuen
9. Questions for Postqualitative Inquiry: Conversations to Come
Brian E. Kumm and Lisbeth A. Berbary
10. The Time Machine: Leisure Science (Fiction) and Futurology
Brett D. Lashua
Biography
Diana C. Parry is a feminist scholar who engages in research that advocates that the personal is political while focusing on women’s health and leisure. Diana intentionally uses her research and service to advance a social justice agenda by advocating for a holistic understanding and conceptualization of health for women.
Corey W. Johnson is a feminist, qualitative researcher and scholar who focuses on power relations between dominant and non-dominant populations. Corey uses his research alongside service, and engages in advocacy, activism, civic-engagement, service-learning and community partnerships, to create change and unique learning opportunities for individuals and institutions.
