Lockdown Leisure

The book explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on leisure activities, industries, cultures, and spaces across transnational contexts. It contains original chapters on various topics such as physical activity, cultural participation, recreation, green spaces, technology, and social exclusion, highlighting how lockdowns transformed existing leisure activities and produced new ones. It is a valuable resource for students and researchers in leisure studies, sociology, media and cultural studies, youth studies, and educational studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 186 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in the way we engage in leisure activities. Lockdowns have been implemented in many countries as a response to the pandemic, which has had a profound impact on our social and cultural lives. This book explores the concept of "lockdown leisure" as closely related to the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the diverse medium and long-term socio-cultural impacts of these lockdowns on leisure activities, industries, cultures, and spaces across transnational contexts.

The book contains original chapters on a range of topics, including physical activity, cultural participation, recreation and green spaces, technology, and social exclusion. These chapters provide valuable insights into how COVID-19 lockdowns have transformed existing leisure activities and produced new ones.

For students and researchers in leisure studies, sociology, media and cultural studies, youth studies, and educational studies, this book offers a fascinating reading. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal, Leisure Studies, and provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in this field.

In conclusion, this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on leisure activities and the broader socio-cultural context in which they occur. It provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the challenges and opportunities that have emerged during this time, and will be of interest to scholars and practitioners alike.

Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032630922