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Critical Event Studies: Approaches to Research
Ian R. Lamond (Ed.)
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Description for Critical Event Studies: Approaches to Research
Hardback. Editor(s): Lamond, Ian R.; Platt, Louise. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 331 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBC; KNSG; KNSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Critical Event Studies is a growing field, not just within event management and event studies, but across the traditional and digital social sciences. This volume -with contributions from a range of international scholars- is the first to consider the wide variety of research approaches being used by academics from around the world, whose interests lie within the reach of this emerging field. Each chapter uses one or more case examples to present and discuss different methodological approaches applicable to research within critical event studies. Students and academics alike will find inspiration and critical reflection on methodology that can support their ... Read more
Critical Event Studies is a growing field, not just within event management and event studies, but across the traditional and digital social sciences. This volume -with contributions from a range of international scholars- is the first to consider the wide variety of research approaches being used by academics from around the world, whose interests lie within the reach of this emerging field. Each chapter uses one or more case examples to present and discuss different methodological approaches applicable to research within critical event studies. Students and academics alike will find inspiration and critical reflection on methodology that can support their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137523846
SKU
V9781137523846
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About Ian R. Lamond (Ed.)
Ian R Lamond is Senior Lecturer in Events at Leeds Beckett University, UK with a background in community theatre, arts development and cultural and political activism. His research interests include critical events studies; event theory, discourse and the body; critical discourse studies; social philosophy; political communication; and political sociology. ... Read more
Reviews for Critical Event Studies: Approaches to Research
The 14-chapter volume covers broad ground, but true to its subtitle, all content is tightly knit to the methods aspect of events research. ... Graduate students, as well as more seasoned researchers, will thus find the book highly accessible and relatable. The chapters within it will make for excellent resources individually, when one has already committed to a particular method ... Read more