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Ashdown-Franks, Garcia 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5032-0171, Atkinson, Michael and Sabiston, Catherine M.
(2024)
A Therapeutic Landscape for Some but Not for All: An Ethnographic Exploration of the Bethlem Royal Hospital Parkrun.
Sociology of Sport Journal, 42 (1).
pp. 77-86.
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Abstract
This study sought to explore the experiences of those involved in the Bethlem parkrun. A mobile ethnography employing participant observation and informal discussion was conducted on the grounds of the hospital in London, UK. The findings focused on ‘what it is like’ to participate in this parkrun, and were organized into two themes: i) Bethlem as a Shared Leisure Space and ii) Shared Leisure Space, But for Whom? Findings illustrated the emplaced and relational experiences of some participants in this ‘therapeutic landscape,’ while highlighting that the events were exclusionary for others, namely service-users. These findings contrast the therapeutic landscapes literature which largely assumes their benefits are experienced equally. This work may provide further understanding of the individual and collective experiences of parkrun.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Sociology of Sport Journal, 2024, 42 (1). pp. 77-86 https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2023-0083 © Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Status: | Published |
| DOI: | 10.1123/ssj.2023-0083 |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental health |
| School/Department: | Research Office |
| Institutes: | Institute for Health and Care Improvement |
| URI: | https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11789 |
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