You will be graded on the clarity, composition, use of important concepts and depth of your argument(s).
Provide a brief summary of an article up on Blackboard (Week 13) focusing on a racial minority. What does it tells us about race in sport today? What are some similarities between what different racial-ethnic groups face in sport concerning race/racism?
What ideas about women have historically been used to keep them from physical activity and sport? How have those ideas changed over time but still work to keep women excluded and marginalized? What function does the concern over trans or intersex women serve in women’s sport?
Explain the general idea behind the concepts of the “sports-media-industrial complex” and “mediasport.” What role does media play in sport today? How does it shape our understandings of race, gender, and sexuality?
