Conferences
Annual gatherings for sharing research, building community, and exploring new questions in the study of play.
Since 1974
The Association for the Study of Play
Interdisciplinary research on play, learning, culture, society, and development.
About TASP
A professional home for the study of play.
The Association for the Study of Play (TASP) is a professional organization dedicated to interdisciplinary research and theory construction concerning play.
Our multidisciplinary focus includes anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, folklore, communication studies, recreation, the arts, and many other fields that help explain play's role in human life.
What We Do
Connecting research, practice, and community.
TASP supports the people who study play through conferences, publications, awards, collaborations, and opportunities for scholarly exchange.
Publications
Play Review, Play & Culture Studies, and journal collaborations that circulate scholarship across disciplines.
Membership
A network for scholars, students, educators, and practitioners committed to understanding play in all its forms.
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Membership
Join a global interdisciplinary community.
Membership helps sustain TASP's conferences, publications, awards, and community programs.
- Support interdisciplinary play scholarship
- Connect with researchers and practitioners
- Stay current through TASP news and publications
- Participate in conferences and association programs