A contemporary reflection on the concept of leisure experience from the perspective of Cultural Studies

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2023.59.3.04

Keywords:

Ócio;, ambiente, subjectividade, Estudos Culturais

Abstract

This article offers a discussion of the concept of leisure experience in the context of contemporary societies, which are shaped by consumerism and the acceleration of everyday life. We present the Ibero-American and Anglo-Saxon lines of research on this concept and propose a reflection based on theoretical and epistemological principles from Cultural Studies. Based on an ethnographic study of the community initiative Aveiro em Transição, we analyse the idea of leisure through its environmental dimension. The contributions of this study include the problematisation of the concept of leisure experience in the light of environmentally sustainable lifestyles, with more meaning for the subjects, and the development of the sense of community. The article also contributes to an understanding of how experience and subjectivation are central themes in leisure studies. 

Author Biographies

Tatiana Vargas, Universidade do Minho

Tatiana Vargas holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from the Doctoral Program in Cultural Studies by University of Minho and University of Aveiro, Portugal. Master in Communication Sciences - Culture, Heritage and Science from the University of Porto and Bachelor in Social Communication - Public Relations from the Federal University of Santa Maria. She is a researcher member of the Researchers Group for Communication, Science and Environment (GICCA) and the Otium Laboratory of Studies on work, leisure, leisure experience and free time at the University of Fortaleza, Brazil. Her research interests include issues on communication, art, culture and the environment from the perspective of cultural studies.

Anabela Carvalho, Universidade do Minho

Anabela Carvalho é Doutorada em Geografia pela University College London (2002) e Professora Associada no Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação da Universidade do Minho. A sua investigação centra-se nos domínios da comunicação e ambiente, comunicação e ciência, e comunicação e envolvimento politico, com particular incidência no tema das alterações climáticas.

José Clerton Martins, Universidade de Fortaleza

Doutor em Psicologia, pós-doutorado CAPES em Estudos sobre Ócio e Desenvolvimento. Professor Titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade de Fortaleza.

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Published

2024-03-12

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 3 (2023): September/December

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