Hello to all
I was hoping to find out how the people on this list engage in that aspect
of life called 'leisure'. I realise that for many people leisure is a
dwindling and rare experience amongst the serious business of life however,
it is something that we all treasure and is perhaps a vital part of our
existence.
There are myriad issues that emerge as we start to look into our leisure
lifestyles and realise that we are talking here about the major location
for all social activity, a space for the construction and reconstruction of
the self, the catalyst for the evolution of communication and culture, a
place of representation of images, signs and symbols. Leisure includes
sectors such as art, music, travel & tourism, friendships and social
relationships, popular cultural media, outdoor challenge and adventure,
ecotourism & interpretation, sport, community activities, to name a few.
I find it curious that we never talk about leisure on this list. If anyone
would like to engage in any discussion I would be happy to hear, either
personally or through the list.
At 12:40 PM 1/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
>SEMINAR IN DISABILITY RESEARCH AND SOCIETY: EMERGING ISSUES AND
>INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES IN DISABILITY STUDIES
>
>This purpose of this course is to explore the relevance of disability
>studies to various academic fields and to see what these disciplines can
>contribute to a disability studies approach. Further, we seek to engage
>diverse perspectives in a dialogue on important disability issues. This
>course asks, "What are the important disability issues emerging as we enter
>the 21st century, and in what ways can we approach these issues as
>researchable topics drawing from our diverse epistemologies and theoretical
>orientations and a developing disability studies perspective?"
>Some of the various disciplines, perspectives, and practices that we will
>engage and explore include psychological approaches to disability, the
>social model of disability, the sociology of impairment, disability and
>artistic process, city planning/architecture and disability, the humanities
>and disability, symbolic approaches to disability, medical anthropology and
>disability, historical perspectives on disability, law and disability, the
>community politics of disability and existential and phenomenological
>approaches to disability. Important issues that will be discussed include
>race and disability, personal assistant services, the Independent Living
>Movement, the representation of disability in the media, sexuality and
>disability, genetic screening and selective abortion and the past and
>future of disability policy. The requirements for the course will be four
>short papers, regular attendance and contribution to class discussion.
>
With best regards
Laurence Bathurst
University of Sydney
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
East Street (P.O. Box 170)
Lidcombe NSW 1825
Australia
Ph+ 61 2 9351 9509
Fax+ 61 2 9351 9166
E-mail [log in to unmask]
Note: This is the e-mail address for my home as well
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There is not one shred of evidence that supports the notion that life is
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