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Is leisure studies “ethnocentric”? It takes more than optimism: A view from Athens, Georgia, USA

Ken Roberts' essay provides an interesting and insightful overview of leisure studies including the historical roots of this field in North America and the United Kingdom as well as the global status of leisure studies today. It is important that historical reviews of this nature are published and archived, and I appreciate the insights that Roberts shores in this essay. Roberts' essay is framed by two central points. First, drawing on his overview of the history of this field, he claims that leisure studies is ethnocentric or, to be more specific, it is Anglophone (shaped by the culture of English-speaking countries). After reviewing the history of leisure studies, Roberts discusses the status of this field in non-Anglo parts of the globe. This was done in an attempt to show that Anglophone leisure studies can overcome its ethnocentric framework if it remains open to learning from other cultures. Roberts concludes his essay by claiming that we are developing a "promising base" for the international study of leisure but he challenges us to do better, especially with regard to understanding the long-term cultural imprints that linger when non-Anglo countries modernise and adopt Western values and lifestyles.