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Men’s Polluted Leisure in the Anthropocene: Place Attachment and Well-Being in an Industrial Coastal Setting

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Clifton EversORCiD

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Abstract

This article explores the complex relationship between men, pollution, outdoor leisure activities, and place attachment in Teesside, an industrial coastal region in the United Kingdom. The research employs an arts-informed ethnography methodology to examine the experiences of men. The study found that place attachment can manifest in different ways, including denialism, conflictual experiences of respite and care, and reinforcement of a traditional masculine Western ideology of domination that supports environmental catastrophe and socio-economic structures. However, place attachment can also motivate men to take small, everyday actions towards ontological and epistemological shifts necessary for developing essential narratives of well-being in a post-industrial setting characterized by fractured, complicated, conflictual, disputed, and uncertain conditions of possibility. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the importance of understanding men's relationships with pollution and well-being during their leisure activities through place attachment.

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Author(s): Evers C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Leisure Sciences

Year: 2023

Pages: epub ahead of print

Online publication date: 06/10/2023

Acceptance date: 09/08/2023

Date deposited: 09/10/2023

ISSN (print): 0149-0400

ISSN (electronic): 1521-0588

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2023.2264869

DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2023.2264869

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