🎥 Leisure Documentary Feature 🎥 / 'My Serious Life' / ...continues w/ EPISODE #2 "Church & Volunteers" ⁉️ Explore serious leisure experiences at one of Calgary's largest churches and volunteer hubs. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVF... #leisurestudies #leisure #worship #volunteering

LSA Conference 2026: 🎤 Keynote Panel Leisure Studies Association (UK) Welcoming Professor Alan Tomlinson, Professor Donna Chambers, Dr Utsa Mukherjee, and Dr Briony Sharp as the first keynote panel announced for LSA Conference 2026. #lookingahead

5pm (GMT): Final Deadline (Feb. 14) 🗓️ LSA Conference 2026 🗓️ ⚡ Submit via the the following link: lnkd.in/eWdYZD6J Thank you to all who submitted. Announcements on conference programme as well as information on PGR and other bursaries coming soon! See you at Brunel this summer!

🗓️ LSA Conference 2026 🗓️ D-1: Final abstract deadline: 14 February 2026 at 5pm (GMT) Theme: Creative and Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical and Methodological Advances ❗ 30th June-3rd July 2026 ❗ Brunel University of London ⚡ Submit: lnkd.in/eWdYZD6J PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 📢

🗓️ LSA Conference 2026 🗓️ D-3: Final abstract deadline: 14 February 2026 at 5pm (GMT) Theme: Creative and Connected Communities of/in/with Leisure: Theoretical and Methodological Advances ❗ 30th June-3rd July 2026 ❗ Brunel University of London ⚡ Submit: lnkd.in/eWdYZD6J PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 📢

February Leisure Feature 🎥: My Serious Life -- Documentary ⁉️ Should leisure be taken seriously? ...Enjoy this six-part series starting with... Episode 1: Introducing the Serious Leisure Perspective - Feat. Robert A. Stebbins Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwrS... #leisurestudies

Open Access 🌐🔓 [World Leisure Journal] Curious about new methods in leisure research? Read: "Rich picture building: a visual method for future serious leisure studies" Authors: Brianna Wyatt, Anna Leask & Paul Barron www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #leisurestudies #worldleisure #leisure

⏰ DEADLINE EXTENDED ⏰ #LSA2026 Abstract submission for ***LSA Conference 2026*** @Brunel University London extended until 5pm (GMT) 14 February. Submit using the following link: lnkd.in/eWdYZD6J Follow the LSA on BlueSky + LinkedIn and visit [leisurestudies.org] for the latest news.

LSA Member Benefits: ⚡JiscMail⚡ Learn about the latest projects, conferences, podcasts, webinars +++ more +++ and IMPORTANTLY… share YOUR work with a growing international leisure network. Already a member… but not receiving JiscMail updates? Let us know -- [email protected] #leisure

Open Access 🌐 🔓 via LSJ ***Read the latest on animal leisure*** ‘Becoming-with in animal leisure: working dog search training as human and nonhuman intra-actions’ Authors: Hanna-Mari Ikonen & Samu Pehkonen Read/download: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #leisurestudies #LSA #animalleisure

🔍 LSA Conference 2026 @Brunel University London 🔍 More updates slated for release soon including: … Academic Programme Announcements (this month!) … PGR & ECR Training Programme Announcement (March) Keep watch on the LSA website and socials for the latest news. #LSA2026 #leisurestudies

Monday [*January 12*] is coming soon! Don't forget to submit & stay on top ov updates on the LSA Website, LinkedIn, and right here on BlueSky. leisurestudies.org/lsa2026/

!!! 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