‘Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose’: Music Promoting, Digital Leisure, Social Media and Community

Henderson, Stephen; Spracklen, Karl

doi:10.1080/01490400.2017.1378139

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“…Specifically, Rojek ( 2001 ) presents a vision of leisure that requires emotional work, intelligence and the disarming of competition. In the same vein, in Habermasian terms, we could claim that leisure has two forms of expression: it is free when it is based on communication, and it is constrained when instrumental (Henderson & Spracklen, 2018 ).…”

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Free time, gender and the pandemic: An exploration of children's daily routines in the times of COVID‐19 in Chile

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This article discusses the differentiation by gender displayed by children between 8 and 12 years old on how they used their free time during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Chile. This study had a qualitative approach, where 43 in‐depth interviews were conducted with children from three different regions of the country, using participatory photo‐elicitation as the central tool. The main results of the study show a configuration of free time based on gender stereotypes, showing that boys are the ones who most adhere to such stereotypes, triggering a crisis in the identity construction of masculinities during childhood. The study also suggests that socioeconomic and territorial differences between children configures different experiences of the use of free time.

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“…• Digital and internet leisure is discussed entirely at the micro/meso-level, with no reference to, for example, Spracklen's (2015) work. Henderson and Spracklen (2018) are cited, not in relation to macro-level social change, but elsewhere in the book as an example of pursuits which can involve professional adjuncts (Stebbins, 2020, p.22). • High-risk leisure commentary is concerned with the phenomenon of extreme or lifestyle sports, with no less than 25 SLP-related studies cited, but again not engaged with in substantive terms.…”

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“…This again is not recognised in the Synthesis. Stebbins (2020, p.22) notes that music promotion is an example of the C-PC-AP model in operation and cites Henderson and Spracklen (2018) as a relevant study, but again ignores their application of the Habermasian framework.…”

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A critique of serious leisure as theory

Veal

2021

Leisure Studies

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The Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) divides leisure activity into three forms: serious, casual and project-based, each with a number of distinguishing qualities, rewards, costs and benefits. It is presented by its creator, Robert Stebbins, as both a classification system and a theoretical framework. In its early history, it was seen as a micro-level, or at most meso-level, construct concerned with the behaviour of individuals and small groups. More recently claims have been made that its theoretical reach extends to the macro-level, encompassing broad societal issues. This paper evaluates these claims in three parts: first, examining existing macro-level critiques of the SLP in the research literature; second, assessing claims of macro-level relatedness in SLP publications; and third, considering the extent to which generic macro-level social and leisure theory have been, or could be, related to the SLP. A number of under-explored or neglected opportunities for macro-level theoretical analysis are identified but, when examined, they invariably expose the theoretical weakness of the SLP, particularly regarding any distinctive role for serious as opposed to casual leisure. This leads to the conclusion that the claim that the SLP offers a viable macro-level theoretical framework for the study of leisure is questionable.

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“…Popular music acts as a powerful agent in spreading alternative ideologies, bringing forth memory and creating affect. Henderson and Spracklen's (2018) study of music promotion and digital spaces demonstrate that music-making and music listening are important for building communities in physical and online spaces. Music is not simply made for personal enjoyment, as Aristotle's contemporaries had believed, but is embedded into our social being and is a crucial part of connecting with others.…”

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“Washing Hands, Reaching Out” – Popular Music, Digital Leisure and Touch during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lehman

2020

Leisure Sciences

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Through the lens of contagion theory, this paper examines the act of sanitizing tactile references in popular music at a time of legislated and extreme isolation. "Sweet Caroline" is an infectious tune that embraces togetherness and intimacy both lyrically and through its live performance. However, on March 22, 2020, Neil Diamond posted on Twitter a clip of himself, alone in front of a fireplace, singing a modified version of his hit song which reworked the lyrics of "touching hands" to "washing hands" and "touching me, touching you" to "don't touch me, I won't touch you." More viral than COVID-19 itself, the revised "Sweet Caroline" has spread to over five million viewers in a couple of short weeks. Touch, during the COVID-19 pandemic, has become devalued at a time when it should be celebrated as a point of comfort in the present and as hope for the future.

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‘Plus ça Change, Plus C'est la Même Chose’: Music Promoting, Digital Leisure, Social Media and Community

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Free time, gender and the pandemic: An exploration of children's daily routines in the times of COVID‐19 in Chile

Free time, gender and the pandemic: An exploration of children's daily routines in the times of COVID‐19 in Chile

A critique of serious leisure as theory

“Washing Hands, Reaching Out” – Popular Music, Digital Leisure and Touch during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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