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Lesson 1: Why Sports Matter
Readings:
  1. Jocks vs. Pukes from the Aug. 15–22 issue of The Nation.  https://www.thenation.com/issue/august-15-22-2011/
  2. The following are also available in E-Reserves:
    1. Victor Navasky on Babe Ruth
    2. Stephen F. Cohen on Frank Beard
    3. Jennifer Egan on Monica Seles
    4. Cecile Richards on Carl Yastrzemski
    5. Bob Herbert on Bobby Thomson and Hank Thompson
    6. Ralph Nader on Lou Gehrig
    7. Dahlia Lithwick on Toller Cranston
    8. Adam Gopnik on Joe Namath and Yvan Cournoyer
    9. John Sayles on Roberto Clemente
    10. Dennis Kucinich on Jim Thorpe
    11. Jane Mayer on Arthur Ashe
    12. Dan Rather on Rube Walker
    13. David Remnick on Muhammad Ali
    14. Mark Cuban on Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell
Materials:
  1. Earp, J. (Producer) (2010). Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports, featuring Dave Zirin [Online Video]. Media Education Foundation/Kanopy.
  2. CNN. (2012, December 9). Bob Costas triggers a furor [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOdLQoWDe6s
Assignments:
  1. Complete all activities
Lesson 2: Defining and Understanding Function of Sports
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Coakley, J. (2004). What Are Sports? In Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies (pp. 21–29). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
  2. Coakley, J. (2000). Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate? In S. Eitzen (Ed.), Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. Read pp. 20–26 of the entire article, which goes to p. 36. (You will read the rest of the article next week.)
Materials:
  1. DavidBelleVideo. (2008, May 1). David Belle SpeedAirMan [Video File]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWJHSyjVMY8
  2. TEDx Talks. (2019, October 29). The Rise of Esports [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqTqQB8eDko
  3. CBS News. (2018, December 23). Esports: Inside the relentless training of professional gaming stars [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=box4SFtGvA0
  4. Bray, H. (2013, March 25). Videogaming slowly becoming a pro sport. The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/03/24/videogaming-next-pro-sport/PhwB2YC9U9aRjDq2BQyAXI/story.html
  5. Sherman, E. (2017, May 2). Why Don’t More People Consider Competitive Cheerleading a Sport? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/05/why-dont-more-people-consider-competitive-cheerleading-a-sport/524940/
  6. Hensley, S. (2013, June 14). Doctors to vote on whether cheerleading is a sport. NPR. https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/14/191638620/doctors-to-vote-on-whether-cheerleading-is-a-sport
  7. Tanner, L. (2014, June 10). AMA officially designates cheerleading as a sport. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/10/ama-cheerleading-sport/10272941/
  8. Greenspan, R. E. (2020). Cheerleading is Almost as Dangerous as Football. So Why Isn't It Officially Considered a Sport? Time. https://time.com/5782136/cheer-netflix-cheerleading-dangers/
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 3: Sports in U.S. Culture
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Coakley, J. (2000). Sport in Society: An Inspiration or an Opiate? In S. Eitzen (Ed.), Sport in Contemporary Society: An Anthology (6th ed.) (pp. 27–36). New York: Worth Publishers.
  2. Sage, G. (1998). Social Images and Sport. In Power and Ideology in American Sport: A Critical Perspective (pp. 17 to the top of page 30). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books. 
Materials:
  1. Coronet Instructional Films. (1948). Capitalism [Video file]. https://youtu.be/AaFEZ1Aqn8A?si=aN6p7ggb_tXxU3Ew
  2. Knickerbocker Productions. (1957). Social Class in America [Video file]. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. https://youtu.be/VLzQMSK2aGU?si=M7_ja_URs117WhJy
  3. stanleyfrog. (2013, September 12). How soccer explains the world: An unlikely theory of globalization [Video file]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Amo1b3BUgc
  4. jamesgangky. (2013, September 9). Any Given Sunday Al Pacino Pre-Game Speech [Video file]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSDhhZtRwFU
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 4: Amateurism and Professionalism in Sport
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Eitzen, S. (1989). Sociology of Amateur Sport: An Overview. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 24(2), 95–104. This article is dated but provides a strong conceptual overview. Ignore the data; focus on the concepts.

Other Readings:

  1. Hruby, P. (2012, July 25). The Olympics show why college sports should give up on amateurism. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/the-olympics-show-why-college-sports-should-give-up-on-amateurism/260275/
Materials:
  1. Dahlberg, T. (2021, July 18). No Need for NCAA In New World of College Sports. Telegraph - Herald. https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fno-need-ncaa-new-world-college-sports%2Fdocview%2F2553121250%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  2. Lynam, J. [jblynam] (2010, April 3). What professional sports can learn from amateur games [Video file]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Rvmzzh8co  Also visit the GAA website to learn about it.
  3. Kraske, S., & Alexander, D. (2012, July 24). Ending the myth of amateurism in college sports. Up to Date. https://www.kcur.org/show/up-to-date/2012-07-24/ending-the-myth-of-amateurism-in-college-sports (NPR program featuring an interview with Angela Lumpkin; about 30 minutes long)
  4. Nocera, J. (2021, Oct 25). The Difference Between Unpaid and Paid Student-Athletes? Not Much, It Turns Out. The New York Times. https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fdifference-between-unpaid-paid-student-athletes%2Fdocview%2F2585247127%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  5. Voepel, M. (2011, July 18). College athletes are already getting paid. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=6739971
  6. Harish, A. (2012, August 4). Missy Franklin wants to swim in college, put off endorsement fortunes. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ olympics/missy-franklin-forgo- millions-swim-college/story? id=16923530
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 5: History of Mediated Sports: Pre-television
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Bryant, J., & Holt, A. (2006). A Historical Overview of Sports and Media in the United States. In A. Raney & J. Bryant (Eds.), Handbook of Sports and Media (pp. 21–46). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Read only pp. 21–31 for this lesson.
  2. McChesney, R. (1989). Media Made Sport: A History of Sports Coverage in the United States. In L. Wenner (Ed.), Media, Sports, and Society (pp. 49–69). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Read only pp. 49–60 for this lesson.
Materials:
  1. WatchMojo.com. (2012, July 11). Babe Ruth biography: Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees [Video file]. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLzWVdtLns
  2. New York Times Historical (full-page reproductions), 1923–present. Found via Penn State Libraries database. Pick any sports page in the Times from 1924.
  3. Karl, S. (2015, June 11). Lewis v Schmeling, Old Time Radio [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTM_sLYxSBA
  4. Sullivan, J. [Jack Sullivan]. (2016, October 26). 1950 - Roller Derby - New Jersey vs Brooklyn [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpithZbH5sI
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 6: History of Mediated Sports: TV and the Digital Age
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Bryant, J., & Holt, A. (2006). A Historical Overview of Sports and Media in the United States. In A. Raney & J. Bryant (Eds.), Handbook of Sports and Media (pp. 34–46). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  2. Schultz, B., & Sheffer, M.L. (2013). Local TV Sports and the Internet. In A. Billings & M. Hardin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (pp. 110-118). New York, NY: Routledge.
Materials:
  1. Machochip. (2008, May 1). Will Leitch on Costas Now [Video file]. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59wlw#.UdFm0uuf_YE (Note: This video contains some explicit language.)
  2. ESPN (1979, September 7). ESPN's first studio broadcast [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0ed1dkqHZY
  3. Official JaguarGator9. (2019, October 9). The Creation of Monday Night Football on ABC [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u78Pu3X8298
  4. Official JaguarGator9. (2021, January 8). Why There is No Flex Scheduling on Monday Night Football [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBPLE3LS6f4
  5. Bodenheimer, G. (2015, May 9). The Little-Known, Behind-the-Scenes Story of ESPN's First Broadcast. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/little-known-behind-the-scenes-story-espns-first-george-bodenheimer
  6. ESPN YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiWLfSweyRNmLpgEHekhoAg
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 7: The Political Economy of Mediated Sport
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Schierl, T., & Bertling, C. (2013). Dangerous Currents: How Public Relations and Advertising Influence Sports Reporting and Cause Ethical Problems. In P. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (pp. 492–502). New York, NY: Routledge. 
  2. Corrigan, T. F. (2013). The Political Economy of Sports and New Media. In A. Billings & M. Hardin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (pp. 43-54). New York, NY: Routledge. 

Other Readings:

  1. Mondello, M., & Fortunato, J. (2022). The Economics of Sport Broadcasting. In H. Fujak & S. Frawley (Eds.) Sport Broadcasting for Managers (pp. 55-69). New York, NY: Routledge.
Materials:
  1. Miller, J. A., Eder, S., & Sandomir, R. (2013, August 24). College football's most dominant player? It's ESPN. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sports/ncaafootball/college-footballs-most-dominant-player-its-espn.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&&smid=pl-share
  2. Sandomir, R. (2011, September 8). ESPN extends deal with NFL for $15 billion. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/sports/football/espn-extends-deal-with-nfl-for-15-billion.html?smid=pl-share
  3. Lipsyte, R. (2013, August 25). Was ESPN sloppy, naive or compromised? ESPN. https://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/96/was-espn-sloppy-naive-or-compromised
  4. Kirk, M., Gilmore, J., Wiser, M., & WGBH Educational Foundation (Producers). (2013, October 8). League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis. [Video/DVD] Public Broadcasting Service. https://youtu.be/SedClkAnclk?si=miyz-GoMO0GE8srb
  5. Spangler, T. (2013, August 13). Sports fans: Get ready to spend more money to watch your favorite teams. Variety. https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/sports-fans-to-spend-more-money-to-watch-favorite-teams-1200577215/
    Focus on the infographic showing the television rights of major sports
  6. Battaglio, S. (2022, June 28). Rights to live sports in play; as streamers acquire more sports deals, what does it mean for traditional TV? Los Angeles Times. https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Frights-live-sports-play-as-streamers-acquire-more%2Fdocview%2F2681310221%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 8: College Sports
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Stoke, H. W. (1954). College Athletics. The Atlantic, 193, 46–50.

Other Readings:

  1. Bergman, L. (Writer) & Challberg, S. (Editor) (2011, March 29). Money and March Madness [Television series episode]. In Z. Stauffer (Producer), Frontline. Boston, MA: WBGH/Boston. https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-money-and-march-madness-1/
  2. Branch, T. (2011). The Shame of College Sports. The Atlantic Monthly, 308(3). http://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=65551009&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Materials:
  1. Montopoli, B. (2013, March 15). March Madness? NCAA fights full-court press on player pay. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-madness-ncaa-fights-full-court-press-on-player-pay/
  2. Pierce, C. P. (2013, February 6). The O'Bannon decision. Grantland. https://grantland.com/features/ed-obannon-vs-ncaa/ (Grantland article explains lawsuit in basic terms)
  3. Thompson, W. (2013, July 30). The trouble with Johnny. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9521439/heisman-winner-johnny-manziel-celebrity-derail-texas-aggies-season-espn-magazine
  4. NCAA Research. (2022). Trends in NCAA Division I Graduation Rates.
  5. Araujo, J., & Warr, N. (2021, Oct 7). A Dollar and a Dream. Stinson LLP. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-dollar-and-a-dream-student-athlete-2056263/
  6. Dellenger, R. (2022, May 2). Big money donors have stepped out of the shadows to create "chaotic" NIL Market. Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2022/05/02/nil-name-image-likeness-experts-divided-overboosters-laws-recruiting
  7. Bushnell, H. (2022, March 14). Inside NCAA basketball's gender inequities and how they were exposed in 2021. Yahoo!Sports. https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-basketball-gender-inequities-2021-exposed-march-madness-162712173.html
  8. Bushnell, H. (2022, March 14). What's changed since NCAA's inequity failings were exposed during last year's tournament? Yahoo!Sports. https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa-womens-basketball-gender-inequities-march-madness-tournament-changes-163454222.html
  9. Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. (2021, October 25). NCAA external gender equity review. New York, NY. https://www.kaplanhecker.com
  10. Bilas, J. (2022, June 29). Why NIL has been good for college sports . . . and the hurdles that remain. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34161311/why-nil-good-college-sports-hurdles-remain
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 9: Fandom: Why We Watch, Why We Care
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Gantz, W. (2013). Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Fanship and Social Relationships. Communication & Sport, 1(1-2), 176–187.
  2. Pegoraro, A. (2013). Sport Fandom in the Digital World. In P. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (pp. 248–258). New York, NY: Routledge.
  3. Hardin, M. (2013). Family (Sports) Television: Exploring Cultural Power, Domestic Leisure, and Fandom in the Modern Context. In B. Brummett & A. Ishak (Eds.), Sport and Identity: New Agendas in Communication (pp. 262-279). New York, NY: Routledge.
Materials:
  1. Lyden, J. (2013, August 25). Quitting your job for fantasy football. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2013/08/25/215477433/quitting-your-job-for-fantasy-football
  2. Boudway, I. (2013, September 5). How the NFL woos female fans. Bloomberg Businessweek Lifestyle. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-09-05/how-the-nfl-woos-female-fans
  3. Kennedy, H., Gonzales, J., & Pegoraro, A. (2022). Digital sport fandom. In D. S. Coombs & A. C. Osborne (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and Fandom (pp. 261-272). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429342189-26/digital-sport-fandom-heather-kennedy-josh-gonzales-ann-pegoraro
  4. Lockwood, L. (2019, Oct 2). Business: Fox NFL's Erin Andrews Designs Sportswear Collection: The line will be sold at NFLshop.com, the Fanatics network of online stores, and stadium shops. WWD; Los Angeles, (pp. 15). https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fmagazines%2Fbusiness-fox-nfls-erin-andrews-designs-sportswear%2Fdocview%2F2438024585%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  5. Lage, L. (2022, Jan 5). NFL teams providing female fans with clubs of their own. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nfl-teams-providing-female-fans-clubs-82083641
  6. Simmons, J., Cintron, A., & Grappendorf, H. (2021). What Do Their Partners Say? An Examination of Fan-Family Conflict Through the Lens of Sport Fans’ Significant Others. Journal of Sport Behavior, 44(4), 447-467.
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 10: Sports Journalism and Sports Information
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Whiteside, E. (2013). New Media and the Changing Role of Sports Information. In A. Billings & M. Hardin (Eds.), Rouledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (pp. 143-152). New York, NY: Routledge. 
  2. Hardin, M., & Zhong, B. (2010). Sports Reporters’ Attitudes About Ethics Vary Based on Beat. Newspaper Research Journal, 31(2), 6–19.
Materials:
  1. Associated Press Sports Editors. (n.d.). Associated Press sports editors code of ethics. https://accountablejournalism.org/ethics-codes/associated-press-sports-editors-apse-ethics-guidelines
  2. Society of Professional Journalists. (1996). Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/
  3. College Sports Information Directors of America Board of Directors. (n.d.). College Sports Information Directors of America code of ethics. https://collegesportscommunicators.com/sports/2013/2/6/CodeOfEthics.aspx
  4. Brady, J. ESPN’s ombudsman [Web blog]. ESPN. https://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman
  5. Mosley, M. [Mark Mosley]. (2013, November 9). A Day in the Life: Sports Journalist [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU9_AUQYUo
  6. NM State AggieVision. (2010, September 28)). A Day in the Life - Sports Information Director [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFDOEJ0Dg0g&t=5s
  7. Kojo Nnamdi Show. (2013, September 9). The Future of Sports Journalism [Audio file]. https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2013-09-09/future-sports-journalism/
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 11: Sports, Politics, and Nation
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Billing, A., Butterworth, M. L., & Turman, P. D. (2012). Politics/Nationality and Sports. In Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field (pp. 125–146). Thousand Oaks. Sage.
  2. Vincent, J., & Kian, T. (2013). Sport, New Media, and National Identity. In A. Billings & M. Hardin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (pp. 299-310). New York, NY: Routledge.
Materials:
  1. Earp, J. (Producer) (2010). Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports, featuring Dave Zirin [Online Video]. Media Education Foundation/Kanopy.
  2. Orwell, G. The Sporting Spirit. (1945, December 14). https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/spirit/english/e_spirit
  3. Mandelbaum, M. (2010, June 25). The New Republic: Soccer and US Exceptionalism. NPR. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128103553
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 12: Heroes, Religiosity in Sports
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Morgan, W. J. (2013). Athletic Heroic Acts and Living on the Moral Edge. In L. A. Wenner (Ed.), Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, and Celebrity Culture (pp. 24–35). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.
  2. Denham, B. E. (2013). From Coverage to Recovery: Mediating the Fallen Sports Celebrity. In L. A. Wenner (Ed.), Fallen Sports Heroes, Media, and Celebrity Culture (pp. 36–48). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.

Other Readings:

  1. Serazio, M. (2013, January 29). Just how much is sports fandom like religion? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/just-how-much-is-sports-fandom-like-religion/272631/
Materials:
  1. Martin, M. (2011, December 6). How much is too much religion in sports? NPR Faith Matters [Audio file]. https://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143837074/how-much-is-too-much-religion-in-sports
  2. CBS News. (2013, January 19). The risk in making sports stars “heroes." [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s54CiNPJz0
  3. Busbee, J. (2013, January 11). How did Ray Lewis go from murder suspect in 2000 to NFL royalty in 2013? Yahoo!Sports. https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl--how-did-ray-lewis-go-from-murder-suspect-to-nfl-royalty--201947666.html
  4. Gilles, E. E., & Reese, M. B. (2019). Swimming Against the Tide: Lessons in Public Image Management from Competitive Swimmers. In T. L. Rentner & D. P. Burns (Eds.), Case Studies in Sport Communication: You Make the Call (pp. 211-219). Routledge.
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 13: Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Spectator Sport
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Eagleman, A. N., & Martin, T. G. (2013). Race Portrayals in Sport Communication. In P. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (pp. 369–377). New York, NY: Routledge.
  2. Hoberman, J. (March/April 2000). The Price of “Black Dominance.” Society, 37(3), 49–56.
Materials:
  1. Fetters, A. (2013, August 5). The urgency—and the challenge—of connecting sports, race, and genetics. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/the-urgency-and-the-challenge-of-connecting-sports-race-and-genetics/278345/
  2. Jhally, S., & Earp, J. (Producers) (2012). Race, power, and American sports, featuring Dave Zirin [Online Video]. Media Education Foundation/Kanopy.
  3. Fainaru-Wada, M. (2011, January 11). Survey shows split on racial opportunity. ESPN Outside the Lines. https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=6006813
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 14: Issues of Gender in Spectator Sports
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Cooky, C., & Lavoi, N. (Winter 2012). Playing but Losing: Women's Sports After Title IX. Contexts, 11, 42–46.
  2. Whiteside, E., & Hardin, M. (2013). The Glass Ceiling and Beyond: Tracing the Explanation for Women’s Lack of Power in Sports Journalism. In P. Pedersen (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication (pp. 146–154). New York, NY: Routledge.
  3. Messner, M.A., Dunbar, M., & Hunt, D. (November 2000). The Televised Sports Manhood Formula. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 24(4), 380–394.
Materials:
  1. espnW, ESPN, and access to other websites such as Bleacher Report and Deadspin.
  2. Transcript of Q&A with South African journalist Romy Titus.
  3. Organista, N., & Mazur, Z. (2020). “You either stop reacting or you don’t survive. There’s no other way”: the work experiences of Polish women sports journalists. Feminist Media Studies, 20(8), 1110-1127. https://doi-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/10.1080/14680777.2019.1690020
  4. Ewing, H., & Grady, R. (Directors). (2013). Branded [Television documentary]. In ESPN Nine for IX.
  5. Axon, R., & Schnell, L. (2022, June 3). 50 years after Title IX passed, most top colleges deprive female athletes of equal opportunities. USA Today (Online). https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2F50-years-after-title-ix-passed-most-top-colleges%2Fdocview%2F2672650003%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  6. Armour, N., Schnell, L., Jacoby, K., Berkowitz, S., & Luther, J. (2022, March 30). ‘They’ve had 50 years to figure it out’: Title IX disparities in major college sports haven’t gone away. USA Today (Online) https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fthey-ve-had-50-years-figure-out-title-ix%2Fdocview%2F2644753144%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  7. Laucella, P. C., Hardin, M., Bien-Aimé, S., & Antunovic, D. (2017). Diversifying the Sports Department and Covering Women’s Sports: A Survey of Sports Editors. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 94(3), 772–792. https://doi-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/10.1177/1077699016654443
  8. Wasike, B. (2020). Jocks versus jockettes: An analysis of the visual portrayal of male and female cover models on sports magazines. Journalism, 21(10), 1432–1449. https://doi-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/10.1177/1464884917716818
  9. Fink, J. S. (2015). Female athletes, women’s sport, and the sport media commercial complex: Have we really “come a long way, baby”? Sport Management Review, 18(3), 331–342. https://doi-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/10.1016/j.smr.2014.05.001
  10. NCAA. (2022, January 19). Board of Governors updates transgender participation policy. https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/1/19/media-center-board-of-governors-updates-transgender-participation-policy.aspx
  11. McCarriston, S. (2022, March 4). Title IX 50th anniversary. CBS Sports. https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/title-ix-50th-anniversary-what-is-title-ix-how-it-became-law-and-how-it-changed-athletics-forever/
  12. The Obama White House. (2012, June 20). Title IX at 40 [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jqj40dybSQ
  13. Good Morning America. (2022, January 22). NCAA announces new policy for transgender athletes [Video file]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOltxADOJ3s
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities
  3. Case study
Lesson 15: Issues of Sexuality in Spectator Sport
Readings:

E-Reserves:

  1. Kian, E. M., & Vincent, J. (2013). Examining Gays and Lesbians in Sport via Traditional and New Media. In A. Billings and M. Hardin (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (pp. 342-352). New York, NY: Routledge. 
Materials:
  1. Granderson, L. Z. (2013, May 30).  To ask or not to ask. ESPN the Magazine. http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/9315552/reporters-need-address-athlete-sexuality-avoid-homophobia-media-espn-magazine
  2. You Can Play Project. https://www.youcanplay.org/
  3. SBNation/Outsports. https://www.outsports.com/
  4. The Last Closet. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLastCloset11
  5. Woman Vision. https://www.womanvision.org/
  6. Zirin, D. (2005, November 10). Sheryl Swoopes: Out of the closet—and ignored. The Tennessee Tribune, 16(43), B1. https://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Fsheryl-swoopes-out-closet-ignored%2Fdocview%2F368893449%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D13158
  7. Kian, E. M. (2022, April 8). Examining Media Framing of Openly gay NFL Player Carl Nassib. Sport Journal, p. N.PAG. http://ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=156279432&site=ehost-live&scope=site
  8. Collura, F. (2020). Hegemonic Masculinities and the Fear of Being Gay in the NHL. In F. Jacob (Ed.), Sports and politics: Commodification, capitalist exploitation, and political agency (pp. 167-183). Walter de Gruyter GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110679397-008
Assignments:
  1. Complete Lesson Quiz
  2. Complete all activities

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