The Association

for the Study of Play

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TASP is a multidisciplinary organization whose purposes are to promote the study of play, to support and cooperate with other organizations having similar purposes, and to organize meetings and publications that facilitate the sharing and dissemination of information related to the study of play. Its broad focus includes many disciplines and scholarly interests, including anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, recreation, history, folklore, dance, communication, the arts, kinesiology, philosophy, cultural studies, and musicology.

Members receive:

  1. a regular, extensive newsletter that includes book reviews, research up-dates, membership lists, abstracts of annual meetings, and other matters of interest
  2. an annual volume, Play & Culture Stud ies, that includes current theory and research on play in a variety of disciplines
  3. subscription to the TASP list-serv
  4. reduced registration fees at the annual meetings

Click Here for a Printable Membership Form