Narrative of the night-out: Student engagement in the night-time economy of Kingston upon Thames

Gant, Robert; Terry, Philip

doi:10.1177/0269094217722336

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“…Geographers add novel conceptualisations and knowledge to the spatial and temporal patterns of university students' presence in and impacts on cities, such as 'studentification' (Smith 2005;Smith & Holt 2007;Sage, Smith & Hubbard 2012;Smith & Hubbard 2014;Nakazawa 2017) and 'studentscapes' (Russo & Tajter 2007). They also provide numerous insights into the physical, temporal, social and cultural aspects of the leisure consumption of higher education students (Hollands 1995;Chatterton 1999;Smith 2005;Calvo 2017;Fabula et al 2017;Gant & Terry 2017). By contrast, economists measure students' expenditures (e.g.…”

Section: University Students and The Leisure Economy In Contemporary mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Put briefly, much of the prior research on students' leisure practices focused mainly on their nights out (e.g. Hollands 1995;Chatterton 1999;Brands, Schwanen & van Aalst 2014;Gant & Terry 2017). Considered in this light, the evidence from Lodz and Turin shows that there are students who do regularly party in music and night clubs, but their number is far smaller than those who prefer other, more 'mundane' types of leisure (such as practising sports or watching films in cinemas).…”

Section: The Role Of Students' Leisure Consumption For Their Host Citiesmentioning

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Students’ leisure consumption patterns in cities: Three-dimensional pictures from Lodz and Turin

Zasina

2020

Miscellanea Geographica

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The research conducted relates to university students’ leisure practices in urban settings. A three-dimensional framework to picture and analyse students’ leisure, focusing on its temporal, economic and spatial dimensions, is proposed. The analysis is based on empirical evidence from two European cities, namely Lodz, Poland and Turin, Italy. First, the findings show that students’ leisure consumption goes beyond visiting music and disco clubs, and it is oriented towards meeting at home, visiting pubs and cafés, and also shopping for non-daily products. Secondly, the geographies of the majority of students’ leisure activities do not spatially overlap with the places of their education and accommodation. Thirdly, the data obtained on students’ leisure consumption in Lodz and Turin reveal many similarities, despite the contextual differences between the two cities.

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Section: University Students and The Leisure Economy In Contemporary mentioning

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Section: The Role Of Students' Leisure Consumption For Their Host Citiesmentioning

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Students’ leisure consumption patterns in cities: Three-dimensional pictures from Lodz and Turin

Zasina

2020

Miscellanea Geographica

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“…However, more research about other social and economic roles of students in cities is still merited. For instance, some authors have demonstrated that they are the consumer group that is fuelling the growth of the leisure industry in cities (Malet Calvo, 2018;Chatterton, 2010;Collins, 2010;Gant and Terry, 2017). Others, although not always with a specific urban focus, have implied that they are active participants of job markets, especially in relation to the service industry (Bahrainwala, 2020;Curtis and Lucas, 2001;Munro et al, 2009;Robotham, 2012;Rokita-Poskart, 2016).…”

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The student urban leisure sector: Towards commercial studentification?

Zasina

2021

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

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The case study of the student urban leisure sector in Lodz, Poland, presented in this paper encourages the reader to look at cities through the lens of the expansion of consumerism and higher education. While the mainstream of the literature dealing with students as an urban population covers accommodation issues, this paper focuses on the development of the leisure economy. To these ends, it looks at students as customers and workers of the leisure venues. The paper shows that in these venues, students are not just sizeable groups of customers but also employees. Therefore, the central areas of Lodz do not function solely as student playscapes but also as students’ places of work. Moreover, in contrast to the insights from prior studentification research, in which students were frequently reported as unwanted neighbours, in the eyes of leisure providers in Lodz, students are often kind customers and hard-working employees. Therefore, this paper argues for the nuanced treatment of students in research on cities by including a broader spectrum of roles students have as actors of urban change. The paper ends with a methodological standpoint that research into students in cities may benefit from applying the perspective of commercial studentification.

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“…Levels of alcohol consumption within the mainstream student population is a public health concern in many countries within the Western world, for example the UK ( Gant & Terry, 2017 ; John & Alwyn, 2014 ; Quigg, Hughes, & Bellis, 2013 ), USA ( Ali & Dwyer, 2010 ; Borsari, Murphy, & Barnett, 2007 ), Australia ( Fry, 2011 ; Hepworth et al, 2016 ) and New Zealand ( Hebden, Lyons, Goodwin, & McCreanor, 2015 ; Niland, Lyons, Goodwin, & Hutton, 2013 ). Social norms around drinking within the student population are an important international consideration as to why binge drinking has become commonplace; excessive drinking now has an important role in socialising and reinforcing peer group identity ( Anderson, 2013 ; Gant & Terry, 2017 ; Griffin, Smith, Freeman, & Adams, 2018 ; Hebden et al, 2015 ). Peers often influence drinking practices prior to starting university and young people will often overestimate the amounts of alcohol that their peers are consuming ( Ali & Dwyer, 2010 ) and this continues once young people start university.…”

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Content, perceptions and impact of alcoholic drink promotions in nightlife venues that are targeted towards students

Ross-Houle

Quigg

2019

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Background Binge drinking is generally considered socially acceptable for students across Western culture. Social norms within the student population have meant that excessive drinking plays a key role in socialising and reinforcing peer group identity. Research has highlighted the United Kingdom (UK) as having elevated levels of alcohol consumption especially within the student population, and the role that drink promotions have in influencing consumption practices. This paper considers promotions of alcoholic drinks in UK nightlife venues and student perceptions of these promotions. Bourdieu's concepts of social and cultural capital are applied to the findings. Method Content analysis of social media posts by nightlife venues (n = 12), observations of nightlife venues (n = 20) and semi-structured focus groups and paired interviews with 32 undergraduate students, from one city in the North West of England. Results Nightlife venues target promotions of alcoholic drinks at students through social media, advertisements throughout nightlife venues, and by promoters outside of venues. These promotions will often influence the course of a night out in terms of venues visited and the drinks consumed. Alcohol holds importance within mainstream student culture; it plays a key role in achieving cultural capital and is a means for students to obtain social capital through the creation of shared experiences, which are key for those who are new to university. Conclusions Nightlife venues will target alcoholic drink promotions at students and will use the notion of creating a shared experience as part of this targeted promotion. This contributes to the overall social and cultural capital that alcohol holds within the student population. This is an important consideration for alcohol policy – it demonstrates how prevention activities need to take into consideration the importance of shared experiences for the students; alternatives to excessive alcohol consumption need to offer a similar opportunity.

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Narrative of the night-out: Student engagement in the night-time economy of Kingston upon Thames

Abstract: This research programme was part-funded by Kingston Town Centre Management Ltd (Kingstonfirst) and its stakeholders.

Cited by 11 publications

References 23 publications

Students’ leisure consumption patterns in cities: Three-dimensional pictures from Lodz and Turin

Students’ leisure consumption patterns in cities: Three-dimensional pictures from Lodz and Turin

The student urban leisure sector: Towards commercial studentification?

Content, perceptions and impact of alcoholic drink promotions in nightlife venues that are targeted towards students

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