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)

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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/

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture
Book Subtitle: Communities and Identities in a Digital Age
Authors: Karl Spracklen
Series Title: Leisure Studies in a Global Era
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405876
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-40586-9Published: 28 May 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-40587-6Published: 28 May 2015
Series ISSN: 2946-3173
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3181
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 228
Topics: Sociology, general, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Regional and Cultural Studies, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology, Popular Computer Science, Cultural Studies

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