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Florida Leisure

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Special issue of Journal of Florida Studies; Deadline 15 Jul 2019

Dear colleagues,

Please consider submitting your work to the Journal of Florida Studies’ special issue on ‘Florida Leisure’. This unique peer-reviewed journal, published freely online and in print by the University Press Florida, welcomes submissions across a range of disciplines and in various formats including research articles, poetry, fiction, photography, and other digital arts.

As well, please share this call with colleagues outside marketing, tourism, leisure or hospitality disciplines.

Thanks for your consideration and looking forward to your help and submissions.

Sincerely,
Professor Jamie Murphy
Guest Editor, Journal of Florida Studies special issue on Florida Leisure

JOURNAL OF FLORIDA STUDIES

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF THE IDEA AND PLACE THAT IS FLORIDA

 

Call for Papers – Journal of Florida Studies, Vol 1, Issue 8, 2019

 

Over the last century, the pursuit of leisure has played an increasing role in Florida’s politics, land use, economics, and culture, forever changing the perceptions of our state. Recognizing this role, is proud to announce a call for its special issue, “Florida Leisure,” to be published November 2019. This special JFS issue, edited by Professor , welcomes academic and creative work of all kinds that takes an historical, critical, or informative approach to the role of leisure and related pastimes such as tourism, events, recreation, and sports in Florida.

 

Possible themes include:

 

·         Leisure studies: theories, methodologies, applications

·         Leisure studies and intersectionality

·         Inbound leisure such as from Canada, South America or the United Kingdom

·         Travel and tourism

·         Economics of leisure

·         Hospitality and travel industry studies

·         Land, water, and space travel

·         Land use

·         Climate change and weather

·         Leisure activities in film, television, music, literature, and the arts

·         Eco-tourism or sustainability in leisure, hospitality, tourism, travel, events, or sports

·         Travel and tourism in literature

·         Theme parks, old and new

·         Leisure and the semiotics of marketing and advertising

·         Outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, bicycling, canoeing, water skiing, bird watching, hunting, surfing, tennis, running, snorkeling, scuba diving, and fishing

·         Sports such as football, basketball, baseball, swimming, surfing, lacrosse, and soccer

·         Professional sports such as football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and ice hockey

·         Events such as conferences, conventions, food festivals, concerts, historical reenactments

·         Leisure accommodations such as cruise ships, house boats, trains, condominiums, Airbnb

 

Please send any enquiries about this special issue to Professor Casey Blanton, editor@jounaloffloridastudes.org or to Jamie Murphy, Guest Editor, jamie.perth@gmail.com.

 

Please email manuscripts to Professor Casey Blanton, Editor in Chief: editor@journaloffloridastudies.org by July 15, 2019 for a November 2019 publication.

 

Please see JFS for manuscript questions.

 

Journal of Florida Studies (JFS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the study and appreciation of Florida. JFS features research articles, but also includes poetry, fiction, photography, and other digital arts. JFS does not charge authors a publishing fee nor any other fees.

 

All JFS online content is available without charge to the user or his/her institution. JFS print copies can be purchased through the University Press of Florida. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the online articles.

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