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Section One: The Fundamentals
A) Keywords
Exercise 1:
Briefly (in 100 words or less) define one of the keywords in the padlet (including one that you. may have added yourself).
| This is the idea that a person doesn’t see race or in other words, doesn’t notice the colour of a person’s skin. This is seen as a helpful skill to prevent people from being racially motivated in their speech, and actions about or towards others. However, this can prove to be harmful if the person becomes ignorant of racial issues.
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B) Representing Race
Exercise 2: Notebook Prompt
In about 50-70 words, consider Joel Bervell’s question: why do we feel the need to extrapolate the athleticism of one Black athlete to all Black people when we do not do the same for white athletes?
Try to think of examples when this happens, making sure to reflect on your own positionality.
| In the world of sports and athletics, this question points out a double standard. Saying that when a black athlete is good at a sport, people often assume that all black people must be naturally good at that same sport. However, when a white athlete is great, people usually see it as that person’s individual talent and hard work. Two great examples of this are running and basketball. I think it is partially because some of the greatest of all time in these sports are black athletes, which doesn’t make this idea true but may be why some people believe it to be true.
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C) Gender, Race & Sport
Exercise 3: Notebook Prompt
What are some strategies for resistance that Rajack and Joseph identify in their article as a means of pushing back against and resisting misogynoir?
| Some strategies for resistance that Rajack and Joseph identify in their article as self-representation and narrative control where Osaka openly embraces her mixed identity. Another strategy is the use of social media where it is used to challenge negative portrayals and share positive stories. There is also celebration of culture where Osaka proudly embraces her identity by publicly connecting with her roots and celebrates her cultural background.
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Section Two: Making Connections
A) Athlete Activism
Exercise 3: Padlet Prompt
Do athletes have a responsibility to use their platform for social change? Why or why not? Please remember to record your response in both the padlet below and in your Notebook.
I believe that athletes do have a responsibility to use their platform for social change. I think this because when people have a large platform and a lot of people respect them or are fans they can do wonderful things with fame or persuasion. They can promote social change and be leaders by informing the public on ways that they can also help change. Such as promoting charities, or informing people on how to become educated on certain topics, or just generally promoting good ideals for people to consider.
B) Athlete Activism & Feminism
Exercise 4: Complete the activities
Exercise 5: Notebook Prompt
What do the authors of the article call for as a way of challenging how mainstream sports journalism privileges neoliberal feminist concerns? (100 words max.)
| The authors call for feminist sports media scholars to tell stories differently as a way to challenge how mainstream sports journalism privileges neoliberal feminist concerns. They suggest disrupting traditional narratives and expanding the definition of sports media to include diverse voices and perspectives, which then challenge dominant stories and make feminist narratives more visible.
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C) Corporate social justice
Exercise 6: Padlet Poll
| Sports have a big responsibility to support the BLM movement because they are influential in shaping public opinion and culture. Sports leagues reach millions of people worldwide, which means they can spread important messages about social justice. By supporting BLM, they can help raise awareness about racism and inspire positive change. Following this, most NBA and NFL are black and by supporting BLM it shows respect and solidarity with these althletes, acknowledging their esperiences and struggles outside of sports. Also, leagues make huge profits from black players and culture, this means they have a responsibility to support the communities they benefit from.
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Section Three: Taking a shot
Module Assignment (submit as part of notebook and separately through Blackboard mini assignment #1 portal)
