About Us
TASP is a multidisciplinary organization whose purpose is to promote the study of play, support and cooperate with other organizations having similar purposes, and organize meetings and publications that facilitate the sharing and dissemination of information related to the study of play. TASP publishes a newsletter that includes book reviews, research updates in various disciplines, and other information. Since 1998, TASP has published an annual volume of Play & Culture Studies. TASP’s broad focus includes many disciplines and scholarly interests. Among these are: anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, recreation and leisure studies, history, folklore, dance, communication, the arts, kinesiology, philosophy, cultural studies, and musicology.
