Providing an inclusive, yet multi-layered perspective on leisure cultures in dynamic hegemonic, subcultural, and countercultural communities, this volume investigates the disciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects of leisure studies in the age of mass migration, nationalism, cultural wars, and conflicted societies in Israel.

Preface Robert A Stebbins Introduction: Leisure, Conflict and Change in Israeli Leisure Cultures Tali Hayosh, Elie Cohen-Gewerc and Gilad Padva Part I Freedom, Autonomy and Leisure 1. Leisure, Consumption and Freedom Michelle Shir-Wise 2. Mass vs. autonomous consumption of serious leisure: its unexpected byproduct Tali Hayosh Part II Nationalized and Minoritized Leisure 3.Shabbat Is a Space without Work Elie Cohen-Gewerc 4.Dark Tourism as Controversial Leisure Enterprise in Israeli TV Satire Shows Liat Steir-Livny Part III Consuming Leisure, Gender and Sex 5. Naked Leisure: Recreational and Domesticated Male Bodies in an Israeli Home Design Campaign Gilad Padva and Sigal Barak-Brandes 6. Playboy as Repressive Leisure: Feminists confronting Israeli Patriarchy Michal Zeevi and Esther Hertzog 7. Consumption Practices: Uniformed Yet Unique? Finding Individuality within Conformist Consumer Culture Tali Hayosh and Rakefet Erlich Ron Part IV Leisure Communities and Communal Hobbies 8. Long Distance Running as a Serious Leisure Activity and Its Influence on Relationships within the Family Sima Zach and Assaf Lev 9. It's Always Up to the Parents": Parents' Initiatives in response to the Challenge of Leisure Time for Children with Disabilities Hagit Kalibanski, Orit Gilor and Drora Kfir 10. The Sabra, the Genius and the Chess Player: A Socio-historical Understanding of Competing Narratives Shahar Gindi and Avital Pilpel