Jean-Marc Adjizian is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. He is mainly interested in the relationship between leisure and local and community development. More specifically, he is interested in social and territorial development, as well as integration and inclusion through leisure.Romain Roult is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research expertise is focused on the place of sport in the territorial, tourism, and social dynamics of Western cities, and on the forms that sport can play in these dynamics.Jocelyn Garneau has a PhD in Leisure, Culture and Tourism from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research interests include the philosophy of leisure, the meaning of leisure in hypermodern times, leisure and the meaning of life, positive sociology of leisure and sociation, and leisure communities and social worlds. He is currently Research Professional at the Observatoire Québécois du Loisir, Canada.

• Introduction 1. Modernity, Postmodernity and Hypermodernity: From the Genealogy of Concepts to the Reality of Facts 2. Leisure in Hypermodernity 3. Boundaries of Self in Ephemeral Leisure 4. Leisure, Community and Hypermodernity 5. Leisure Hypermodernity and the Meaning of Life 6. Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing and Other Alternative Sports: Hypermodernity as Breeding Ground for Trendy Sports? 7. Resisting Hypermodernity Through Leisure Endeavours: Finding Flow Through Flowart 8. Understanding Ultramarathon Runners’ Motivations and Leisure Meanings: Running to Slow Down 9. Resisting and Embracing Hypermodernity Through the Practice of Improv Theatre in Quebec, Canada 10. Epilogue

Jean-Marc Adjizian is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. He is mainly interested in the relationship between leisure and local and community development. More specifically, he is interested in social and territorial development, as well as integration and inclusion through leisure.Romain Roult is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research expertise is focused on the place of sport in the territorial, tourism, and social dynamics of Western cities, and on the forms that sport can play in these dynamics.Jocelyn Garneau has a PhD in Leisure, Culture and Tourism from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research interests include the philosophy of leisure, the meaning of leisure in hypermodern times, leisure and the meaning of life, positive sociology of leisure and sociation, and leisure communities and social worlds. He is currently Research Professional at the Observatoire Québécois du Loisir, Canada.

• Introduction 1. Modernity, Postmodernity and Hypermodernity: From the Genealogy of Concepts to the Reality of Facts 2. Leisure in Hypermodernity 3. Boundaries of Self in Ephemeral Leisure 4. Leisure, Community and Hypermodernity 5. Leisure Hypermodernity and the Meaning of Life 6. Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing and Other Alternative Sports: Hypermodernity as Breeding Ground for Trendy Sports? 7. Resisting Hypermodernity Through Leisure Endeavours: Finding Flow Through Flowart 8. Understanding Ultramarathon Runners’ Motivations and Leisure Meanings: Running to Slow Down 9. Resisting and Embracing Hypermodernity Through the Practice of Improv Theatre in Quebec, Canada 10. Epilogue

Jean-Marc Adjizian is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. He is mainly interested in the relationship between leisure and local and community development. More specifically, he is interested in social and territorial development, as well as integration and inclusion through leisure.Romain Roult is Professor in the Department of Études en Loisir, Culture et Tourisme at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research expertise is focused on the place of sport in the territorial, tourism, and social dynamics of Western cities, and on the forms that sport can play in these dynamics.Jocelyn Garneau has a PhD in Leisure, Culture and Tourism from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada. His research interests include the philosophy of leisure, the meaning of leisure in hypermodern times, leisure and the meaning of life, positive sociology of leisure and sociation, and leisure communities and social worlds. He is currently Research Professional at the Observatoire Québécois du Loisir, Canada.

• Introduction 1. Modernity, Postmodernity and Hypermodernity: From the Genealogy of Concepts to the Reality of Facts 2. Leisure in Hypermodernity 3. Boundaries of Self in Ephemeral Leisure 4. Leisure, Community and Hypermodernity 5. Leisure Hypermodernity and the Meaning of Life 6. Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing and Other Alternative Sports: Hypermodernity as Breeding Ground for Trendy Sports? 7. Resisting Hypermodernity Through Leisure Endeavours: Finding Flow Through Flowart 8. Understanding Ultramarathon Runners’ Motivations and Leisure Meanings: Running to Slow Down 9. Resisting and Embracing Hypermodernity Through the Practice of Improv Theatre in Quebec, Canada 10. Epilogue