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Critical Event Studies

Approaches to Research

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  • © 2016

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

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

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About this book

Critical Event Studies is a growing field, not just within event management and event studies, but across the traditional and digital social sciences. This volume -with contributions from a range of international scholars- is the first to consider the wide variety of research approaches being used by academics from around the world, whose interests lie within the reach of this emerging field. Each chapter uses one or more case examples to present and discuss different methodological approaches applicable to research within critical event studies. Students and academics alike will find inspiration and critical reflection on methodology that can support their own projects.  

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“The 14-chapter volume covers broad ground, but true to its subtitle, all content is tightly knit to the methods aspect of events research. … Graduate students, as well as more seasoned researchers, will thus find the book highly accessible and relatable. The chapters within it will make for excellent resources individually, when one has already committed to a particular method but is curious to explore the journeys others have had with it in their own event research contexts.” (Kellee Caton, Annals of Leisure Research, April, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ian R Lamond

  • Hollings Faculty, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Louise Platt

About the editors

Ian R Lamond is Senior Lecturer in Events at Leeds Beckett University, UK with a background in community theatre, arts development and cultural and political activism. His research interests include critical events studies; event theory, discourse and the body; critical discourse studies; social philosophy; political communication; and political sociology.

Louise Platt is Senior Lecturer in Festivals and Events Management at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where she is a programme leader for Events Management. She has a background the performing arts sector. Her research interests include mundane leisure practice and urban cultural events.  

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