Reimagining Leisure: Identities, Cultures, and Social Change

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC13 Sociology of Leisure (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

Session Type: Oral

Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:

  1. Digitalization and Emerging Leisure Practices
    Exploration of social media, online gaming, virtual communities, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms as new sites of leisure and social interaction.
  2. Leisure, Identity, and Social Inclusion
    Analysis of how leisure shapes and reflects identities related to gender, age, class, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, and other social categories.
  3. Leisure, Well-being, and Quality of Life
    Investigations into the role of leisure in promoting physical health, mental well-being, life satisfaction, and community resilience.
  4. Inequalities, Access, and the Politics of Leisure
    Critical perspectives on disparities in leisure opportunities and participation arising from socioeconomic, cultural, and structural factors.
  5. Tourism, Mobility, and Global Leisure Cultures
    Studies examining leisure mobilities, tourism, recreation, cultural consumption, and the impacts of globalization on leisure experiences.
  6. Future Directions in Leisure Research
    Theoretical and empirical contributions exploring sustainability, changing work–leisure relationships, technological innovations, and emerging challenges for leisure in contemporary societies.

The session welcomes conceptual, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary contributions from scholars across diverse geographical and cultural contexts.

Session Organizer:
Saurabh GURJAR, Assistant professor , Govt. Girls P.G. College,Ratlam,Madhya Pradesh,India, India, sgurjar5@gmail.com