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Leisure Myths and Mythmaking book cover

1st Edition

Leisure Myths and Mythmaking

Edited By Brett Lashua, Simon Baker, Troy D. Glover Copyright 2023
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge
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This book centralizes powerful leisure stories that may otherwise be understood as myths—sometimes recognized, often less so—that circulate in the field of leisure studies and beyond. In everyday use, a myth perpetuates a popularly held belief that is false or untrue. However, in social and cultural theories, myths are more complex as partial truths that privilege particular versions of a shared... Read more

Introduction: Leisure Myths and Mythmaking: Introduction to the Special Issue

Brett Lashua, Simon Baker and Troy D. Glover

1. The Myth of the Repack Group: Some Problems and Provocations from an Actor-Network Perspective

Jim Cherrington

2. The Myth of Skating History: Building Elitism into a Sport

B. A. Thurber

3. Creating the Extraordinary: The Social Practices of a Fantasy Event

Ilja Simons

4. Spring Celebration, Hıdrellez: Myth and Play

Ilkay Tas Gursoy

5. The Crossroads: Selling Your Soul for Rock n’ Roll

Justin Harmon

6. Rural Sport Spectacles: Ice Hockey, Mythologies, and Meaning-Making in Rural Canada

Kyle A. Rich

7. Storytelling for Mythmaking in Tourist Destinations

Licia Calvi and Moniek Hover

8. Placemaking as Unmaking: Settler Colonialism, Gentrification, and the Myth of “Revitalized” Urban Spaces

Robyn Moran and Lisbeth A. Berbary

Biography

Brett Lashua is Lecturer in Sociology of the Media and Education at University College London, UK. Brett’s interdisciplinary research spans cultural sociology, youth leisure, popular culture, and media studies, underpinned by interests in cultural histories and cultural geographies.

Simon Baker teaches Architecture at the University of Sheffield, UK, and is Founder and Director at Group Ginger Architects.

Troy D. Glover is Professor and Department Chair of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

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