Apologies for cross-postings. I think I've posted this to
about every single list-serve in the universe..... Cheers
everyone, Euan.
******** CALL FOR PAPERS ********
***** LEISURE AND EXCLUSION *****
******* SEPTEMBER 2 1999 ********
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, U.K.
Much political attention on the issue of "exclusion" has so
far been re-writing the poverty and deprivation debates
whilst acknowledging that exclusion is a broader issue
about the "breakdown" of social, economic and cultural
structures that allow citizenship or at least social and
societal participation. Political responses thus far have,
thus, been in terms of improving access to work and
thence to participation.
As exclusion is a politically relevant issue at national
and international level, we invite people to contribute to
a ONE DAY, inter-disciplinary conference "LEISURE AND
EXCLUSION" which we hope will explore the spaces and
moments of social and cultural exclusion in respect to
leisure. In selecting "leisure" as a central isse, we aim
to recognise that it is in this realm as much as, if not
more than, the sphere of "work", where contemporary
identities are constructed, negotiated and maintained.
We intend this conference to provide an opportunity to
broaden the social exclusion debate to consider the
production, consumption and different geographies of
leisure and recreation.
*****KEY THEMES********
include:
Changing countryside leisure
leisure and the post-industrial city
household leisure exclusion
leisure, recreation and identity
new labour, new leisure?
virtual leisure spaces
Abstracts of 250 words should be sent by 31st March to Dr.
Euan Hague, Conference co-ordinator, Division of Geography,
Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4
2DE, UK.
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Euan Hague
Co-ordinator, "Leisure and Exclusion" conference,
September 2 1999
Abstracts of 250 words by March 31 to:
Geography Division, School of Sciences,
Mellor Building, College Road, Staffordshire University,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE, U.K.
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