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Karla A. Henderson North Carolina State University Leisure Studies Association July 17, 2012
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Many of the EASY questions have been answered because inequities have been identified The next set of questions may be more complex because further critique and action are required
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Share issues raised in North America Use gender justice as an example of the potential for justice research Offer challenges to consider into the future
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Social Environmental Economic Socioenvironmental Ecojustice Gender Distributive Reciprocal ….. Fairness and doing what is right Distribution of resources is equitable People are physically and psychologically safe and secure Responsibility toward and with others and for society as a whole Opportunities and behaviors where people believe they make a difference Focus on disparity of power historically that must be transformed to assure fairness A basis for action
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May 2012 Salt Lake City, UT
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Positive and Negative Associations between Social and Environmental Justice The Inclusion of Previously Un(der)researched Groups Internal Critiques Justice and Health
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How conservation compromises social justice Ecofeminism Tourism and injustice Ecotourism and justice Just sustainability Ecojustice
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Growth of multi- racial people Queering space Contesting homelessness
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Color bias of the academy Using experiential education Critical Thinking for Justice (for Students)
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Green access for health Social justice and social media Slow food movement Spirituality
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Invisible (Women) Add (Women) and Stir (Sex/Gender) Differences (Women)-only (Gender) Justice Explanations
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a. Serves as a critique of existing research b. Corrects biases that have existed c. Serves as the ground work for the transformation of social science and society (e.g., through future research, policies, and practice).
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Intersectionality Social-cultural Nexus
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Epistemology and Methodology Breadth of Feminism—Call for Intersectionality Gender Justice Equity, and Social Change
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In what ways can justice research be done? Is justice central to leisure studies research? If not, why not? Should it be? How does positionality influence what research is undertaken? How is positionality useful? How might it be a problem?
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How can justice research influence a greater understanding of leisure? How can justice research regarding leisure make life better for people? What might be the implications for policy, practice, and everyday living? What would research look like if we really wanted to create a just society? Have the easy questions been answered?
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“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
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