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Meanings of Leisure

Meanings of Leisure. Leisure’s meanings through ….. The humanities Ancient history Contemporary connotations. Using the humanities to understand leisure meaning. Humanities are areas of creation whose subject is human experience. Related terms: Impressionism Aesthetic Arête.

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Meanings of Leisure

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  1. Meanings of Leisure Leisure’s meanings through ….. The humanities Ancient history Contemporary connotations

  2. Using the humanities to understand leisure meaning • Humanities are areas of creation whose subject is human experience. • Related terms: • Impressionism • Aesthetic • Arête

  3. Leisure and Literature Greeting cards, poems, novels, advertising, books, short stories and poems can all portray leisure: “Hand of Cards” from Four Against Everest by Woodrow Wilson Sayre “Each one of us is dealt a hand of cards by life. It’s not so much the hand you get dealt but what you do with what you’ve got.”

  4. Another literary image of leisure A scene from “The Big War” by Anton Myrer (author of the bestselling “The Last Convertible”) where Al, a marine, is describing in a letter home what it is like on board the transport ship where the marines are bored with nothing to do …

  5. Claude MonetRegatta

  6. Edouard Manet“Masked Ball at the Opera”

  7. Pierre August Renoir“Dance at the Moulin de la Galette”

  8. Edgar Degas“Absinthe”

  9. Music: A basic and universal activity of humans • It reflects much about a society and subcultures within that society. • It has various styles. • Many popular songs describe impressions and meaning of leisure experiences.

  10. In summary, the humanities of literature, art and music offer many glimpses of leisure meaning • Can you think examples that portray leisure as … • As achieving the good life? • As emotional outlet? • As peace and quiet? • As contact with nature? • As idleness? • As excitement? • As sociability? • As …..?

  11. Leisure legacies from ancient cultures: • The arts • Contemplation • Learning • Mass spectacle • Festivals and holidays • Lush gardens • Sports

  12. The Origins of the Leisure Class • In 1899 Thorenstein Veblen wrote a book called “The Theory of the Leisure Class” • Veblen described the leisure class as: • A group of people who had goods but did not have to work • First developed in barbarian culture • Superior to other classes

  13. Ancient Greece: Plato • Plato’s teaching creates a foundation for examining meaning in leisure • A central role of education was to enlighten the students as how much work was necessary, how to use free time, and its value to life. • Schole and Ascholia • The highest purpose of work was to escape into leisure

  14. Ancient Greece: Aristotle • Leisure was activities performed for their own sake • The goodness of humans was found in their power to reason • There were some downsides to the ideal of Greek leisure

  15. Leisure in Ancient Rome • Similarities and differences with Greek culture • Leisure versus work • Leisure and social control

  16. Leisure in Contemporary CultureFree Time • Time free from the obligations of work (subsistence) and existence (eating, sleeping, and so on). • Leisure is time free for making personal choices • Free time can be regarded as privilege or as a chance to escape

  17. Leisure in Contemporary Culture: Activity • The view of many recreation professionals • Recreation and leisure are often used synonymously • Potential problem

  18. Leisure in Contemporary CultureState of Mind • Leisure is defined by the meaning it holds for the individual, by the individual, from his or her own point of view • Self-expression, self-achievement, and self-actualization

  19. So …What is leisure? • No one single memorizable, right-answer definition of leisure • Complex • Make conscious decisions

  20. What next? • Make sure your ‘notes page’ is completely filled in with notes from this assignment and the assigned reading. • Complete the unit activity • Complete the unit reflection paper • Complete the unit quiz

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