!!! 2nd Call for Papers --> LSA Conference 2026 !!! *January 12* Full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2026/

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

[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...

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...

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

[!!!] 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!

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....

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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]

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!

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...

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!

...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...

D-18 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: [email protected] 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: [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!

[!!!] 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

!!! 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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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

Call for Abstracts! Camping and Philosophy: Big Ideas in the Great Outdoors Abstracts are sought for a collection of essays on any philosophical topic related to camping in all its forms. Full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/news/call-fo...

Member benefits! Access the LSA Jiscmail listserv which distributes news and updates from across the world of leisure studies. Learn more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org

Upcoming! Championing Physical Activity for People Affected by Dementia (CPA) Spring 2025 Participants will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the dementia, leisure and physical activity fields, and from the those with lived experience of dementia. Read more: leisurestudies.org/news/

50 Years of the LSA! The LSA was founded in 1975 in response to the wave of interest in leisure by an independent body of planners, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners addressing leisure issues for a broad range of academic disciplines and in industry, commerce and government.

In addition to migrating our social media from X content to BlueSky... We are also now on LinkedIn: Follow us -- www.linkedin.com/in/leisure-studies-a6314a353

Learn more about our association and journal (SSCI) here: The Leisure Studies Association provides a unique multi-disciplinary meeting and communication forum open to researchers, practitioners and students in all areas of leisure studies around the world www.tandfonline.com/journals/rls...

Event update! Our very own student representative Tom Critchley will be representing the LSA.

Listening? Check out the Leisure Society Podcast on Spotify. This podcast brings together the associations and journals centred around leisure. open.spotify.com/show/0ou4x6K...

Understanding leisure -- seriousleisure.net provides resources to help students, researchers, and academics. ​All content is free with links to multimedia resources: www.seriousleisure.net

Excited that my first solo article is available open access in a Leisure Studies Special Issue entitled ‘The Leisure of Grey Spaces, Urban Play and the Chromatic Turn’: doi.org/10.1080/0261... @leisure-studies.bsky.social @leisurestudies.bsky.social #MikeDavis #LosAngeles #skateboarding

Robert A. Stebbins offers new insights on leisure studies via the LSA website. Up next: "The next edition of Leisure Reflections ...will examine these small-scale relationships as they develop and expand relative to the goals of communitarianism." Read No. 67: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure...

LSA Members have access to... ...opportunities to apply to the LSA Education Development Fund, LSA Research and Enterprise Development Fund, LSA Dissertation Prizes, LSA Outstanding Book Prize, and more!

Did you know? LSA membership includes access to a back catalogue of publications covering a wide range of content on leisure studies.

March 7 is fast approaching! 🗒️ Make sure to submit for LSA Conference 2025--the 2nd and final CfP. Instructions and submission templates available on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2025/

Share with us! If you have a recent project (article/book/chapter)--let us know. We want to promote more of member work on social media and on the website. Send to: [email protected]

Leisure Studies Graduate Paper Award: Submissions open! Find full details: leisurestudies.org/news/leisure... Submissions should be sent to Professor Thomas Fletcher, [email protected] Deadline for receipt of submissions: Thursday May 1st 2025

Not a member yet? Renewing members: LSA membership starts at just 18 GBP. Find out more on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/events/membe...

Many ways to present at the LSA Conference + 50th Anniversary Celebration: 15-minute oral presentations. Academic posters. Proposals for 45-minute workshops or panel debates. Documentary format. Deadline: March 7 Full details on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2025/

The second call for papers for LSA 2025 is available! To submit your abstract, please access templates and instructions @ leisurestudies.org/lsa2025/ and email your abstract to [email protected]. Updated Conference Updates: www.yorksj.ac.uk/events/50th-...

LSA Conference 2025 Timeline: 7 March 2025: Second date for abstract submission 28 March 2025: Decision notification to authors 2 May 2025: Early bird registration closes 29 June 2025: Conference registration closes 29 June 2025: Final presentation submission 8-10 July 2025: LSA York 2025

Locate the 2nd + Final CfP for LSA Conference 2025 w/templates and instructions on the LSA website: leisurestudies.org/lsa2025/

2nd + Final CfP for LSA Conference 2025 at York St John University, Tuesday 8th to Thursday 10th July 2025. Join us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the LSA to explore, discuss and debate various topics and the conference theme: “Leisure and social justice in changing and challenging times”.