TY  - CONF
  - O Sullivan, S., Richardson, B., Gillen, J.
  - University of Liverpool Management School/ Keele University Annual Ethnography Symposium
  - Its Important to be Earnest: The Seriousness of Play in Constructing Group Identity
  - 2010
  - September
  - Validated
  - 1
  - ()
  - Play is often characterised as something trivial, or, even when its¿ benefits are acknowledged, as something fleeting and hedonic in nature. In contrast to this, we outline the importance of frivolous play as a means of accessing sacred experience and constructing a shared sense of identity. Three cases are examined, namely the Beamish Brand Community, a White Water Kayaking Club, and the Beer Pong Subculture. In all cases, group rituals help to provide participants with sets of play-ground rules, the observation of which allows them to attain transcendent experience and maintain their group identity.
  - http://www.liv.ac.uk/managementschool/ethnography_conference/papers2010/OSullivan.pdf
DA  - 2010/09
ER  - 

@inproceedings{V67961720,
   = {O Sullivan,  S. and  Richardson,  B. and  Gillen,  J. },
   = {University of Liverpool Management School/ Keele University Annual Ethnography Symposium},
   = {{Its Important to be Earnest: The Seriousness of Play in Constructing Group Identity}},
   = {2010},
   = {September},
   = {Validated},
   = {1},
   = {()},
   = {{Play is often characterised as something trivial, or, even when its¿ benefits are acknowledged, as something fleeting and hedonic in nature. In contrast to this, we outline the importance of frivolous play as a means of accessing sacred experience and constructing a shared sense of identity. Three cases are examined, namely the Beamish Brand Community, a White Water Kayaking Club, and the Beer Pong Subculture. In all cases, group rituals help to provide participants with sets of play-ground rules, the observation of which allows them to attain transcendent experience and maintain their group identity.}},
   = {http://www.liv.ac.uk/managementschool/ethnography_conference/papers2010/OSullivan.pdf},
  source = {IRIS}
}