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Research interests
My research interest can be broken down into three key strands:
- Qualitative methodological innovation (particularly through the use of technology such as video and GPS)
- Sport/leisure tourism and space (particulalry with reference to the role of nature and blue space in wellbeing, sustainable tourism environments and urban design for healthy communities)
- Technological, mediative and more-than-human engagements with sport, health and leisure environments
My research is underpinned by phenomenological and posthuman theoretical perspectives.
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Projects 2014 2017
- 2 Finished
International Research Accelerator Scheme
Fullagar, S., Clift, B., Turner, J., Gonzalez, J., Manley, A., Merchant, S. & Millington, B.
1/07/16 → 1/07/17
Project: Research-related funding › International Relations Office Funding
Research Output 2010 2017
Dark sport: re-configuring perception of space in mass/niche participation events
Merchant, S. 30 Jan 2017 Seeking the Senses in Physical Cultures: Sensual Scholarship in Action. Sparkes, A. (ed.). London, U. K.: RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
1
Citations
The promise of creative/participatory mapping practices for sport and leisure research
Merchant, S. 2017 In : Leisure Studies. 36, 2, p. 182-191Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Therapeutic movement / leisure practices
Merchant, S. Jan 2017 Routledge Handbook of Physical Cultural Studies. Silk, M., Andrews, D. & Thorpe, H. (eds.). Abingdon, U. K.: Routledge, p. 73-83Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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(Re)constructing the tourist experience? Editing experience and mediating memories of learning to dive
Merchant, S. 2016 In : Leisure Studies. 35, 6, p. 797-808Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Touch Diaries Workshops: An Evaluation
Merchant, S., De Pian, L. & Fullagar, S. 2016 Arts Council England.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report