Hello all, the deadline for abstracts for ISA 2018 is 30 September, very soon… Please make sure you submit to RC13 sessions next week, before the deadline, or you will miss out!

 

 

The International Sociological Association is holding its next World Congress of Sociology in Toronto in 2018 (Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities: Toronto, Canada, July 15-21, 2018

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/).

 

As part of the conference, Research Committee 13 (Sociology of Leisure) is running a number of exciting sessions, and the ISA system is now OPEN for people who want to SUBMIT an abstract. Please pass this to anyone who might be interested! Contact me (Karl Spracklen) if you have any questions. You will need to register on the ISA system to submit an abstract. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2017.

 

RC13 session details can found here, and also below:

https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2018/webprogrampreliminary/Symposium450.html

 

Karl

From: The Academy of Leisure Sciences [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shintaro Kono
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Subject: 2018 Toronto ISA World Congress, RC 13 Sociology of Leisure, Abstract Submission Reminder

 

Dear all,

 

Apologies for cross-posting. We the Research Committee 13 Sociology of Leisure welcome abstracts to be presented at the 2018 International Sociological Association World Congress in Toronto. Our presidential session entitled "Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities in Leisure and Leisure Studies" will invite Drs. Diana Parry and Troy Glover (Waterloo University), Lynne Chiochetto (Massey University) and Rasul Mowatt (Indiana University). Please consider joining us! The abstract (300 words max) is due on September 30, 2017. 

 

Also we are launching a NEW LEISURE JOURNAL called the International Journal of Sociology of Leisure with Springer. The journal is affiliated with our research committee. Please check the journal info here! (http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/sociology/journal/41978)

 


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All the best,

 

Shintaro Kono

 

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*Apologies for the cross-posting*

 

The International Sociological Association is holding its next World Congress of Sociology in Toronto in 2018 (Power, Violence and Justice: Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities: Toronto, Canada, July 15-21, 2018

http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/).

 

As part of the conference, Research Committee 13 (Sociology of Leisure) is running a number of exciting sessions, and the ISA system is now OPEN for people who want to SUBMIT an abstract. Please pass this to anyone who might be interested! Contact me (Karl Spracklen) if you have any questions. You will need to register on the ISA system to submit an abstract. The deadline for submissions is 30 September 2017.

 

RC13 session details can found here, and also below:

https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/wc2018/webprogrampreliminary/Symposium450.html

 

RC13 Sociology of Leisure

Program Coordinators:

Madhu NAGLA, Department of Sociology, M.D.University, Rohtak, India, India, [log in to unmask]

Karl SPRACKLEN, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom, [log in to unmask]

Shintaro KONO, University of Alberta, Canada, [log in to unmask]


Sessions:

 

Contemporary Social, Political and Environmental Unrest: Impacts on Leisure

 

Creating a Culture of Social Inclusion through Sustainable Leisure Services 

 

Interrogating Leisure and Development

 

Leisure Opportunities for the Aged

 

Leisure and Mobility in Media Narratives 

 

Leisure and Technology

 

Leisure for a Livable Society

 

Leisure, City and Territory: Past, Present and Future

 

Leisure, Mental Health and Community Development

 

Meanings of Leisure Across Cultures in This Globalizing World

 

Mobile Communication and Leisure Practices in a Connected World

 

Music, Community and Leisure

 

The Corporatization of Leisure

 

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Shintaro Kono

河野慎太朗

 

Ph.D. candidate: Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at University of Alberta, Canada

M.S.: Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Bachelor: Department of Sport & Leisure Management at Tokai University, Japan

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