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Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture

Communities and Identities in a Digital Age

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Karl Spracklen

    1. Leeds Beckett University, UK

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Part of the book series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era (LSGE)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 1-10

  3. A Brief History of Leisure and the Net

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 11-31

  4. Leisure Studies and the Problem of the Net

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 32-52

  5. Net Theory and Digital Leisure

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 53-73

  6. A Theory of Digital Leisure

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 74-93

  7. Identity-Making and Social Media

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 94-112

  8. File-Sharing and Net Ethics

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 113-132

  9. Digital Leisure and Commodification

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 133-152

  10. Digital Leisure and Communicative Leisure

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 153-172

  11. Sex and Romance

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 173-192

  12. Conclusions

    • Karl Spracklen
    Pages 193-203

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 204-228
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About this book

Spracklen explores the impact of the internet on leisure and leisure studies, examining the ways in which digital leisure spaces and activities have become part of everyday leisure. Covering a range of issues from social media and file-sharing to romance on the Internet, this book presents new theoretical directions for digital leisure.

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“Graduate students, scholars and professionals interested in public relations, journalism and social media might find this book to be a helpful tool.” (Kiana Moridi, CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Vol. 51 (3-4), 2020)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leeds Beckett University, UK

    Karl Spracklen

About the author

Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity and his previous publications include The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure and Sport and Challenges to Racism. New Books in Critical Theory have recently released a podcast about Professor Spracklen's book Whiteness and Leisure. You can listen to the interview, between Professor Spracklen and Dr Dave O'Brien, here: http://newbooksincriticaltheory.com/2014/09/12/karl-spracklen-whiteness-and-leisure-palgrave-macmillan-2013/

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