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Arai, S., & Kivel, B. D. (2009). Critical race theory and social justice perspectives on whiteness, difference(s) and (anti)racism: A fourth wave of race research in leisure studies. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 459–472. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950185

• This special issue of the Journal of Leisure Research focuses on CRT and social justice perspectives on whiteness, difference(s) and (anti)racism in leisure studies. Drawing on Floyd's (2007) previous work that articulate waves of race research in leisure studies, the authors argue this special issue helps to advance a fourth wave. “In this wave, race is understood as performance. Authors examine the racialization of space and call for a rethinking of justice to address racism and ideologies inherent within policies and practices.”

 

Dillette, A., & Benjamin, S. (2021). The Black Travel Movement: A catalyst for social change. Journal of Travel Research, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287521993549

• In response to the underrepresentation of Black people in the travel sphere, Black travelers have created their presence in the market to represent and provide opportunities for Black travelers. Informed by social movement and CRT, nine interviews were conducted to better understand what influences Black Travel Movement leaders in their quest for social change. Three themes emerged: catalysts lead to self-efficacy, awareness leads to consciousness raising, and community activation leads to resource mobilization.

 

Dillette, A. K., Benjamin, S., & Carpenter, C. (2019). Tweeting the Black travel experience: Social media counternarrative stories as innovative insight on #TravelingWhileBlack. Journal of Travel Research, 58(8), 1357–1372. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287518802087

• This work analyzes over 300 tweets using the trending hashtag #TravelingWhileBlack through a CRT lens. Three themes emerged: “(1) occurrences of racism, (2) awareness of being Black while traveling, and (3) meaningful experiences traveling while Black.”

 

Kivel, B. D., Johnson, C. W., & Scraton, S. (2009). (Re)Theorizing leisure, experience and race. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 473–493. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950186

• This paper examines how “leisure experience” has been conceptualized and how individuals have been represented in terms of race in the Leisure Studies literature. It attempts to “offer alternative strategies for how to (re) conceptualize and conduct kinds of research that account for individual experiences within broader discourses of ideology and power.”

 

McDonald, M. G. (2009). Dialogues on whiteness, leisure and (anti)racism. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(1), 5–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950156

• The article “outlines several studies that demonstrate ways in which whiteness operates to advantage white hegemony.” It suggests “how the concepts of power evasiveness, normalization and intersectionality might be applied to leisure settings and concludes with a discussion of some problems associated with the study of whiteness.”

 

Mowatt, R. A. (2009). Notes from a Leisure Son: Expanding an understanding of Whiteness in leisure. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 511–528. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950188

• Inspired by Notes from a Native Son and serving as a rejoinder to previous discussions on Whiteness and race, this article seeks to “address Whiteness in leisure with a brief analysis of history, contemporary issues, and policy.” With an expanded understanding of Whiteness, leisure research “could be a liberating tool for social justice to usher new conceptions, new theories, and new approaches to instruction, programming, and understanding in the field.”

 

Yuen, F., & Pedlar, A. (2009). Leisure as a context for justice: Experiences of ceremony for aboriginal women in prison. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(4), 547–564. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2009.11950190

• This paper examines the leisure experiences of Aboriginal women in a Canadian federal prison as they engaged in traditional ceremony. Findings suggest that through ceremony, “Aboriginal women's identities and understanding of being Aboriginal evolved from pain and shame to pride and connection with cultural values and traditions.” Through cultural ceremonies, “the women experienced liberation from a colonialized Aboriginal identity.”