Karl Spracklen 
Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture [PDF ebook] 
Communities and Identities in a Digital Age

1. Introduction 2. A Brief History of Leisure and the Net 3. Leisure Studies and the Problem of the Net 4. Net Theory and Digital Leisure 5. A Theory of Digital Leisure 6. Identity Making and Social Media 7. File-Sharing and Net Ethics 8. Digital Leisure and Commodification 9. Digital Leisure and Communicative Leisure 10. Sex and Romance 11. Conclusions

Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity and his previous publications include The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure and Sport and Challenges to Racism. New Books in Critical Theory have recently released a podcast about Professor Spracklen’s book Whiteness and Leisure. You can listen to the interview, between Professor Spracklen and Dr Dave O’Brien, here: http://newbooksincriticaltheory.com/2014/09/12/karl-spracklen-whiteness-and-leisure-palgrave-macmillan-2013/