Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture - (Leisure Studies in a Global Era) by Karl Spracklen (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- 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.
- About the Author: Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.
- 228 Pages
- Social Science, Popular Culture
- Series Name: Leisure Studies in a Global Era
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Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
"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)
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/Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .93 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 228
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Series Title: Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: Karl Spracklen
Language: English
Street Date: May 28, 2015
TCIN: 1004200687
UPC: 9781137405869
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-6726
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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