The 2020 Leisure Studies Association annual conference will take place in Manchester, UK from 7-9 July 2020.

The call for papers and panels is now open. Full details can be found at:

https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/business-school/lsa2020-conference/

Deadline for abstracts: 17th January 2020
Please email abstracts to LSA2020@mmu.ac.uk

The core conference theme is leisure pasts, presents and futures. Presenters and delegates are thus invited to consider:

• How has leisure been constructed, understood and enacted over time?
• What role does leisure play in addressing societal challenges today?
• How can the past inform the present in terms of leisure practice, policy and research?
• What are the future trends in policy, practice and research?
• Where and when do we make space for leisure in 2020?

The broad sub-themes for 2020 are:

• Looking back, looking forward
• Addressing societal challenges
• Making space for leisure
• Leisure and the revitalisation of the high street: Special theme in partnership with the Institute of Place Management (IPM)
• Music and Sound in Leisure Spaces: Special theme in partnership with Music and Sonic Studies Manchester (MASSmcr)
• Open stream

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