CMJ 275 - Survey of Sport Communication

Survey of Sport Communication examines the communicative dynamic of athletics through a multidisciplinary approach. The course offers students - both those interested and initiated in Sport and athletic competition, and those for whom this subject is new - diverse methods of analysis for considering a case study of a specific communicative dynamic.

Topics covered in both readings and course discussion include (but are not limited to): race and sport communication, gender and sport communication, class and sport communication, sports writing as a journalistic practice, sport communication and mass mediated spectacle, and the communication of athletic achievement through personal memoir and interview.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

Credits: 3