Leisure Studies

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Arai, S., & Kivel, B. D. (2009).听.听Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 459鈥�472. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950185

  • This special issue of the Journal of Leisure Research focuses on CRT and social justice perspectives on whiteness, difference(s) and (anti)racism in leisure studies. Drawing on Floyd's (2007) previous work that articulate waves of race research in leisure studies, the authors argue this special issue helps to advance a fourth wave. 鈥淚n this wave, race is understood as performance. Authors examine the racialization of space and call for a rethinking of justice to address racism and ideologies inherent within policies and practices.鈥�

Dillette, A., & Benjamin, S. (2021).听.听Journal of Travel Research, 1鈥�14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287521993549

  • In response to the underrepresentation of Black people in the travel sphere, Black travelers have created their presence in the market to represent and provide opportunities for Black travelers. Informed by social movement and CRT, nine interviews were conducted to better understand what influences Black Travel Movement leaders in their quest for social change. Three themes emerged: catalysts lead to self-efficacy, awareness leads to consciousness raising, and community activation leads to resource mobilization.

Dillette, A. K., Benjamin, S., & Carpenter, C. (2019).听.听Journal of Travel Research, 58(8), 1357鈥�1372. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287518802087

  • This work analyzes over 300 tweets using the trending hashtag #TravelingWhileBlack through a CRT lens. Three themes emerged: 鈥�(1) occurrences of racism, (2) awareness of being Black while traveling, and (3) meaningful experiences traveling while Black.鈥�

Kivel, B. D., Johnson, C. W., & Scraton, S. (2009).听.听Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 473鈥�493. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950186

  • This paper examines how 鈥渓eisure experience鈥� has been conceptualized and how individuals have been represented in terms of race in the Leisure Studies literature. It attempts to 鈥渙ffer alternative strategies for how to (re) conceptualize and conduct kinds of research that account for individual experiences within broader discourses of ideology and power.鈥�

McDonald, M. G. (2009).听.听Journal of Leisure Research, 41(1), 5鈥�21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950156

  • The article 鈥渙utlines several studies that demonstrate ways in which whiteness operates to advantage white hegemony.鈥� It suggests 鈥渉ow the concepts of power evasiveness, normalization and intersectionality might be applied to leisure settings and concludes with a discussion of some problems associated with the study of whiteness.鈥�

Mowatt, R. A. (2009).听.听Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 511鈥�528. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950188

  • Inspired by Notes from a Native Son and serving as a rejoinder to previous discussions on Whiteness and race, this article seeks to 鈥渁ddress Whiteness in leisure with a brief analysis of history, contemporary issues, and policy.鈥� With an expanded understanding of Whiteness, leisure research 鈥渃ould be a liberating tool for social justice to usher new conceptions, new theories, and new approaches to instruction, programming, and understanding in the field.鈥�

Yuen, F., & Pedlar, A. (2009).听.听Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 547鈥�564. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950190

  • This paper examines the leisure experiences of Aboriginal women in a Canadian federal prison as they engaged in traditional ceremony. Findings suggest that through ceremony, 鈥淎boriginal women's identities and understanding of being Aboriginal evolved from pain and shame to pride and connection with cultural values and traditions.鈥� Through cultural ceremonies, 鈥渢he women experienced liberation from a colonialized Aboriginal identity.鈥�