This special issue of the Journal of Leisure Research focuses on critical race theory and
social justice perspectives on whiteness, difference (s) and (anti) racism in leisure studies …

This essay offers one response to recent calls for leisure studies scholars to more effectively
integrate race into their analyses. Drawing from interdisciplinary scholarship within ethnic …

This paper is a response to the keynote address by Mary McDonald delivered at the 2008
NRPA Butler Lecture. Her paper on “Dialogues on Whiteness, Leisure, and (Anti) Racism” …

Whiteness is a fundamental aspect of American society and because of this leisure research
is as troubled as our own racialized identities. Whiteness becomes a problematic dimension …

Because the quantity of research on race and ethnicity in leisure has increased significantly
in recent years, there is opportunity for identifying trends and likely trajectories for future …

Increasing racial and ethnic diversity along with a recent surge in racial conflict highlight the
need for leisure studies to reflect on its capacity to provide scientific understanding and …

As enthusiasm for social justice inquiry in leisure studies builds, this essay identifies three
concerns related to the practice of social justice research involving race and ethnicity in …

The goal of this essay is to offer a critical look at the past 40 years of research on race,
ethnicity, immigration, and leisure and to pose some provocative questions about the future …

Over the past 30 years leisure scholars have produced a substantial literature around the
dynamics of race and ethnicity in leisure behavior. Two major social forces have impelled …

This chapter investigates the relationship between 'race', whiteness and sport. It provides an
overview of the concept of whiteness and how it has been applied to sport. The chapter …