Neil Carr
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 115547 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Neil Carr |
| PRENOMES | Neil |
| SOBRENOME | Carr |
| ASSINATURA | CARR N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9410-4710 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 93 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 281 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 91 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
The Silencing of Nonhuman Animals in the Social Construction of Botanic Gardens
This paper concerns the social construction of gardens, with a focus on the position of nonhuman animals in a specific garden type, the botanical one. As such, the paper deviates from the embedded idea in Western society that gardens are only home to cultivated plants and flowers of human choosing. This paper contributes to the ongoing animal turn of the leisure field and the particular focus on recognising outdoor leisure spaces as multispecies …
Going ‘Solo’
This conceptual paper critically re-evaluates the meanings of ‘solo’ travel, examining beyond its typical implications of aloneness or independence. The paper defines ‘solo’ and distinguishes it from similar terms. It examines embodied, emotional and social practices as analytically distinct and interrelated dimensions. Their operation within wider cultural and structural settings, including commodification and mobility inequities, is also explor…
From darkness to lightness
This autoethnographic study explores the transformative potential of philosophical leisure through a month-long personal experiment in adopting a vegan diet. Drawing on the first author’s personal reflections, the study examines how lifestyle change, when approached as a form of radical leisure, can prompt ethical self-inquiry, challenge normative cultural practices, and cultivate autonomy. Framed by philosophical perspectives on enlightenment, a…
Respectability in women’s solo travel
Evolution of holiday camping through assemblage theory
Freedom with
Challenging power by tracing nonhuman animals in leisure through archival research
Peeling back the layers’
Leisure Studies Researchers
Universities have traditionally been bastions of male dominance. As women have argued, lobbied and fought for recognition and equality within academia, a veneer of equality has developed. However, a considerable body of research demonstrates that there is a long way to go before gender equality, between men and women, will be achieved. One aspect that has attracted attention is equality within research outputs, especially publications. This resea…
From Mundane to Everyday Leisure
To be or not to be with a pint on an intellectual rollercoaster with Karl Spracklen
Busking as accessible leisure and art
This paper investigates audience experiences of busking at the Otago Farmers Market in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is based on data from a series of semi-structured interviews and observations. The paper examines how busking serves as a form of casual leisure, offering relief and enjoyment within urban settings. By dismantling exclusionary norms in theatrical spaces, busking in outdoor environments offers audiences from diverse backgrounds an artist…
A conceptualization of conflict involving local people in tourist destinations
Studies concerning conflicts in tourist destinations have primarily focused on empirical data bound to specific geographical locations and socio-cultural conditions. However, there is currently a dearth of publications that have proposed a generalised conceptualisation of conflicts in tourist destinations upon which further studies can be based. Consequently, this conceptual paper critically analyses and conceptualises the intricate causes of con…
Re-encountering Yi-Fu Tuan in a leisure-involving research journey
Playing and learning
Suffocating flowers
Gull feeding in the Chinese urban leisurescape
Critical reflections on performing the dramaturgy in research interviews
Performing an interview can be perceived as a straightforward method for eliciting information from interviewees in response to an interviewer's predetermined questions. However, because interviews involve human interaction, the process is often more intricate than merely asking and answering questions. Utilising Goffman's metaphor of social interaction as performance, conducting interviews can be viewed as a form of dramaturgy that unfolds betwe…
Conducting online interviews with hard-to-reach hospitality industry participants
Face-to-face interviews have long been a cornerstone of qualitative research methods, yet they can face hindrances, such as long geographical distances and budget limitations for travel to research sites. An alternative solution is the use of online interview techniques. Although studies have discussed issues related to conducting online interviews, challenges in interviewing hard-to-reach participants are still unexplored. In the context of this…
The relationships between law enforcement authorities and underground raves
This article analyzes the relationship between underground raves and law enforcement authorities. It is centred on the police raid of the OTUM rave festival held on the uninhabited island of Anbaraa in the Maldives, specifically focusing on the perceptions of ravers present during the raid of the OTUM rave festival. The data on which this paper is based stems from open-ended interviews with ravers who were present during the raid. Ravers felt tha…
Unstructured entanglements of human leisure and nonhuman animal life
Duck tales and beyond
Consequently, the happenings that occur when humans and nonhuman animals entangle require unpacking in research. Such entanglements occurring at a park duck pond are the focus of this paper. The paper emerges from a study that was animalcentric in its approach to looking at human leisure as a multispecies practice. Hence, it engaged with the notion that leisure activities involve interweaving interests of sentient human and nonhuman participants.…
Epic Tribe’
Underground rave communities have generally had a bad image within wider society. However, these communities are motivated to change society's norms for the better. In this respect, this article analyzes the communal significance of underground psytrance rave communities. The research is focused on the underground community of Epic Tribe, which drives the underground psytrance rave culture within Malaysia. Informal interviews were conducted with …
Exploring the role of leisure behaviour in finding identity for Chinese diasporic people
The Palgrave handbook of masculinity and sport
For anyone wishing to learn more about masculinity(ies) and sport The Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Sport has to be a ‘must read’. Consisting of thirty chapters, there is a huge wealth of kn
The Tourism–leisure Behavioural Continuum
Re-thinking the relation between leisure and freedom
This paper provides a critical analysis of the relation between leisure and freedom. The need for this examination is based on the recognition that freedom is arguably the central pillar upon which definitions of leisure have been built. However, a plethora of philosophical works have indicated society has a significant influence upon the nature of the life experiences of the individual that inhibit their freedom, questioning the existence of fre…
The Public Face of Zoos
The contemporary justification for zoos is based on their ability to act as sites of wildlife conservation. Alongside this is the reality that zoos have historically been defined as sites for the entertainment of the general public and continue to be dependent on the revenue raised through visitor receipts. Consequently, zoos are, today, identified as sites of conservation, research, education, and entertainment. In recognition of this, the aim o…
Going with the flow
This study compares how young people behave while they are on vacation (i.e. holiday behaviour) and in their place of origin (i.e. leisure behaviour). Data were collected using a series of in-depth interviews and recall diaries. Comparing behaviour in the holiday and home environments provides an analysis of the relationship between tourism and leisure, which is currently a matter of debate (Colton 1987; Ryan 1994; Moore et al. 1995). Consequentl…
Domestic Animals, Humans, and Leisure
Sex in tourism
The relationship between sex and tourism has arguably been one that has been understudied relative to the central role that sex plays within the tourism experience. As a result, much of the complexity and nuanced nature of sex in tourism has yet to be explored in great detail. This is arguably a reflection of the position of sex in society as a topic for open and rational discussion. The paper provides an examination of what research has been don…
An exploratory study of gendered differences in young tourists perception of danger within London
Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice
This special issue responds to the need to investigate the complex links between sex and leisure and their implications for research and practice. The focus is on analyzing the complexity of sex as leisure in various socio-cultural and geographical contexts while focusing on pressing sexual issues and vulnerable populations. The articles address the implementation of a positive sexuality framework for guiding leisure research; sexual play and sex…
Tourism destination boycotts – are they becoming a standard practise
Destinations have been boycotted for deviating from acceptable norms and engaging in egregious behaviour. Such events can have an adverse impact on the tourism industry of a destination, highlighting the need to understand this phenomenon. To help initiate research on tourism boycotts, this research note collated and analysed information about all destination boycotts. One hundred and forty-six boycotts were identified as having started between 1…
Duck tales and beyond
Consequently, the happenings that occur when humans and nonhuman animals entangle require unpacking in research. Such entanglements occurring at a park duck pond are the focus of this paper. The paper emerges from a study that was animalcentric in its approach to looking at human leisure as a multispecies practice. Hence, it engaged with the notion that leisure activities involve interweaving interests of sentient human and nonhuman participants.…
Special issue on children, families and leisure – first of two issues
Between the flags
A comparative analysis of the behaviour of domestic and international young tourists
Rallying support for animal welfare on Twitter
Tourism destinations that are perceived to have engaged in egregious policies/behaviours may face boycott calls. It is increasingly observed that people use social media to call for boycotts of products and tourism destinations. However, limited attention has been given to understanding destination boycotts. Additionally, while research on online protests has increased over the last two decades, studies related to online protests about tourism de…
Leisure matters
Leisure matters: the state and future of leisure studies." Annals of Leisure Research, 20(3), pp. 386–387
Changing patterns of conspicuous consumption
This article examines the potential of utilising representations of luxury in second homes to chart the changing patterns of conspicuous consumption. It is situated within a New Zealand context and based on the analysis of representations of luxury in second homes in an architecture/lifestyle magazine from 1936 to 2015. A qualitative thematic analysis was carried out on the written and visual text of 305 second home articles. The findings are div…
Ideal animals and animal traits for zoos
Introduction to special issue on being outdoors
Describe it
A study of gender differences
Poverty, debt, and conspicuous consumption
Voices behind destination boycotts – an ecofeminist perspective
Destinations have faced boycotts for engaging in behaviour perceived by people to be unacceptable. People observe boycotts as a means to construct an ethical life through their travel purchase decisions. Despite the impacts of boycotts, few studies have been undertaken to understand destination boycotts, particularly the people who participate in boycotts. Framed in ecofeminist theory, this paper presents an analysis of Twitter users who have par…
The empowerment of street food vendors
This study was undertaken to develop understandings of the self-empowerment process of a marginalised community within the hospitality industry. The majority of studies have focused on top-down empowerment programs designed by institutions or individuals with more power, aimed at power re-distribution. This is problematic because power cannot be spread; it can only be exercised within individuals. In comparison, little attention has been given to…
A new framework
International volunteering has typically been conceived as a Western sociocultural phenomenon. Within this paper, we aim to apply a non-Western lens to the development of a conceptual framework, through which to consider an alternative perspective on international volunteering. We highlight how, increasingly, non-Western countries are a place that not only hosts international volunteers but also sends volunteers abroad. Using the notions of solid…
Disabled animals and leisure
This paper seeks to bring into the light of academic debate the position and experiences of disabled animals within leisure, to encourage academics, the leisure industry, and society in general to consider these animals and their needs from their perspective. It is based on the recognition of animals as sentient beings and that disabled individuals may have distinct needs regarding leisure and access to the leisure environment. To date, disabled …
Doom-mongers beware
In the 1990s questions began to be raised about whether leisure studies were a dying field of study. Departments and programmes were closing, and attendance at leisure studies conferences appeared to be declining. Yet in the twenty-first century we have seen the emergence of a new leisure studies journal and multiple book series’ being commissioned that are dedicated to leisure. The question therefore arises of whether leisure studies is dead, dy…
Gendered Differences in Young Tourists' Leisure Spaces and Times
The use of leisure spaces and leisure times by young men and women tourists is studied. It is based on information collected about the behaviour of young tourists during their holiday in the beach-oriented resort of Torquay, in southwest England. This work is required because of the importance of the young beach-oriented tourist to the tourism industry and the paucity of previous research on this subject. The need to study gendered differences is…
A study of gender differences
An exploratory study of young women's use of leisure spaces and times
How young women (18–24 years old) perceive risk and use leisure spaces is reported in this paper. The data were collected in the town of Torquay, in Southwest England, using a series of recall diaries and in-depth interviews. This work aims to expand on the suggestion that women are demonstrating spatial behaviour of an increasingly unconstrained nature. It also assesses how this hypothesis may relate to the more traditional view of women's use o…
An exploratory study of gendered differences in young tourists perception of danger within London
A comparative analysis of the behaviour of domestic and international young tourists
The Tourism–leisure Behavioural Continuum
Going with the flow
This study compares how young people behave while they are on vacation (i.e. holiday behaviour) and in their place of origin (i.e. leisure behaviour). Data were collected using a series of in-depth interviews and recall diaries. Comparing behaviour in the holiday and home environments provides an analysis of the relationship between tourism and leisure, which is currently a matter of debate (Colton 1987; Ryan 1994; Moore et al. 1995). Consequentl…
Between the flags
Poverty, debt, and conspicuous consumption
International and Domestic University Students’ Leisure Behaviour
This paper assesses whether, in an age of social and cultural globalisation, place‐specific cultural differences continue to exist between domestic Australian and international Asian university students, resulting in divergent leisure patterns among these populations. The paper is based on a survey of the leisure behaviour of Australian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, Malaysian, Korean, and Singaporean students enrolled at the University of Queens…
Archaeology is a brand
Archaeology is a brand: the meaning of archaeology in contemporary popular culture, Cornelius Holtorf (illustrated by Quentin Drew), Walnut Creek, Left Coast Press, 2007, p. 183, ISBN 978-1-59874-1
Children's and Families' Holiday Experience
Children’s and Families’ Holiday Experiences is based on the recognition of the active social role of children in shaping the nature of their holiday experiences and those of their parents and other adults. The volume provides significant insights into the holiday desires, expectations, and experiences of children and their families that offer the potential for the tourism industry to plan, develop, and market products that provide a higher quali…
The Public Face of Zoos
The contemporary justification for zoos is based on their ability to act as sites of wildlife conservation. Alongside this is the reality that zoos have historically been defined as sites for the entertainment of the general public and continue to be dependent on the revenue raised through visitor receipts. Consequently, zoos are, today, identified as sites of conservation, research, education, and entertainment. In recognition of this, the aim o…
The Sentencing of Children
This book aims to raise awareness of how courts respond to youth crime through an examination of the processes of sentencing in Australian youth courts. One of the central arguments of the book is that the practical character of this work tends to be neglected in academic and policy discussions of youth justice. Here, the author puts forward a case for a ‘non-interpretative’ research approach, which seeks to document and describe the decisions fa…
Special issue on children, families and leisure – second of two issues
This issue of Annals of Leisure Research is the second part of a special issue focused on children, families and leisure. The need to produce two parts for the issue is testament to the number and
Special issue on children, families and leisure – first of two issues
Tourism and Archaeology
Leisure matters
Leisure matters: the state and future of leisure studies." Annals of Leisure Research, 20(3), pp. 386–387
Re-thinking the relation between leisure and freedom
This paper provides a critical analysis of the relation between leisure and freedom. The need for this examination is based on the recognition that freedom is arguably the central pillar upon which definitions of leisure have been built. However, a plethora of philosophical works have indicated society has a significant influence upon the nature of the life experiences of the individual that inhibit their freedom, questioning the existence of fre…
Introduction
As editors, we initially anticipated only one special issue to showcase the changing definitions and conceptualisations of families, children and leisure. Little did we know that we would end up ac
Ideal animals and animal traits for zoos
Star attractions and damp squibs at the zoo
The importance of this paper relates to the need to construct zoos that meet social and ethical obligations to be economically viable centres of both wildlife conservation and education in the twenty-first century. Recognizing the importance of the attractiveness of animals to the success of visitors’ zoo experience, this paper provides an analysis of the attractiveness of differing types of animals in a zoo setting. The paper is based on the dat…
Sex in tourism
The relationship between sex and tourism has arguably been one that has been understudied relative to the central role that sex plays within the tourism experience. As a result, much of the complexity and nuanced nature of sex in tourism has yet to be explored in great detail. This is arguably a reflection of the position of sex in society as a topic for open and rational discussion. The paper provides an examination of what research has been don…
Changing patterns of conspicuous consumption
This article examines the potential of utilising representations of luxury in second homes to chart the changing patterns of conspicuous consumption. It is situated within a New Zealand context and based on the analysis of representations of luxury in second homes in an architecture/lifestyle magazine from 1936 to 2015. A qualitative thematic analysis was carried out on the written and visual text of 305 second home articles. The findings are div…
An analysis of trends in Ph.D. research in tourism
This paper provides an analysis of the research interests of Ph.D. students in the field of tourism. This type of assessment is important as it provides an indication of the research directions, health and diversity of the field. Examining the research interests of Ph.D. students arguably provided a window through which the current research foci of academic interest in tourism and potential future of research in the field can be viewed. The data …
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