Robert A. Stebbins

Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC, is Faculty Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. He has written over 250 articles and chapters and written or edited 51 books, including Between Work and Leisure (2004), Serious Leisure (2007), Personal Decisions in the Public Square (2009), and Leisure and Consumption (2009), The Idea of Leisure (2012), and The Committed Reader (2013). Stebbins was elected Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences (1996), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1999), Senior Fellow of the World Leisure Academy (2010), and Alumni Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon at Minnesota Macalester College(2011). He has been studying work and leisure for over 45 years, with a particular interest in amateurs and professionals in art, sport, science, and entertainment.