Helen Pussard
Biographic Data
| ID | 3483790 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Pussard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Pussard |
| SIGNATURE | PUSSARD H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Theorisations of leisure in inter-war Britain
The National Conference on the Leisure of the People in 1919 marked the emergence of a public discourse on the nature and purpose of leisure in inter-war Britain. One strand of this discourse saw leisure to be problematic as new forms of mass and passive entertainment, the 'enforced leisure' of unemployment and the right use of leisure became areas of social concern. Perceptive critics, however, conceptualised leisure as a social sphere in which …
Historicising the spaces of leisure
This paper presents an analysis of lidos—purpose-built, open-air swimming pools—in twentieth-century England. It draws on archival material on swimming and the lido movement in England and a spatial analysis of a lido in south London (UK). Lidos have often been neglected in sociological research on leisure and sport as they resist a straightforward equation with either rational recreation leisure provision or more democratised forms of mass cultu…
Leap for London’? Investigating the affective power of the sport spectacle
This paper investigates the London 2012 Olympic Bid Campaign, which succeeded in winning the contest to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games for London, UK in 2012. Starting from the premise that the highly stylised ‘Leap for London’ campaign itself formed a sport spectacle, we use discourse analysis and autoethnographic research to explore the meanings attached to the bid campaign. Drawing on discourses of race, gender and class, the bid …
Theorisations of leisure in inter-war Britain
The National Conference on the Leisure of the People in 1919 marked the emergence of a public discourse on the nature and purpose of leisure in inter-war Britain. One strand of this discourse saw leisure to be problematic as new forms of mass and passive entertainment, the 'enforced leisure' of unemployment and the right use of leisure became areas of social concern. Perceptive critics, however, conceptualised leisure as a social sphere in which …
Leap for London’? Investigating the affective power of the sport spectacle
This paper investigates the London 2012 Olympic Bid Campaign, which succeeded in winning the contest to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games for London, UK in 2012. Starting from the premise that the highly stylised ‘Leap for London’ campaign itself formed a sport spectacle, we use discourse analysis and autoethnographic research to explore the meanings attached to the bid campaign. Drawing on discourses of race, gender and class, the bid …
Leap for London’? Investigating the affective power of the sport spectacle
This paper investigates the London 2012 Olympic Bid Campaign, which succeeded in winning the contest to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games for London, UK in 2012. Starting from the premise that the highly stylised ‘Leap for London’ campaign itself formed a sport spectacle, we use discourse analysis and autoethnographic research to explore the meanings attached to the bid campaign. Drawing on discourses of race, gender and class, the bid …
Historicising the spaces of leisure
This paper presents an analysis of lidos—purpose-built, open-air swimming pools—in twentieth-century England. It draws on archival material on swimming and the lido movement in England and a spatial analysis of a lido in south London (UK). Lidos have often been neglected in sociological research on leisure and sport as they resist a straightforward equation with either rational recreation leisure provision or more democratised forms of mass cultu…
Theorisations of leisure in inter-war Britain
The National Conference on the Leisure of the People in 1919 marked the emergence of a public discourse on the nature and purpose of leisure in inter-war Britain. One strand of this discourse saw leisure to be problematic as new forms of mass and passive entertainment, the 'enforced leisure' of unemployment and the right use of leisure became areas of social concern. Perceptive critics, however, conceptualised leisure as a social sphere in which …
Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (3 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (2 works)