3 Chapter Three: Race, Gender, & Social Justice
Kine 3134- Mini Assignment
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).
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Colourblindness is the idea that race ought not to affect any social or political choices, striving for equality. it usually doesn’t go with the equality Nonetheless, its contend is that it overlooks systemic racism and hinders efforts to tackle racial inequalities by treating everyone the same. its mostly overlooked by others and for this reason, people are facing challenges.
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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.
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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?
| In order to combat misogynoir, Rajack and Joseph in their article emphasizes some tactics that includes embracing multifaceted identities and elevating Black women’s voices. They place a strong emphasis on opposing media representations that amplify rage or obscure identity in order to promote a more complex understanding. We can challenge the racial hierarchies that uphold these biases by taking back narratives and emphasizing diversity.
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Section Two: Making Connections
A) Athlete Activism
Exercise 3: Padlet Prompt
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.)
| In the article Cooky and Antunovic (2020) basically have put on points on sports journalism emphasizes neoliberal feminism, highlighting personal empowerment rather than group activism that is going on. They usually advocate for media narratives that incorporate intersectional feminism and emphasize systemic problems. This change would confront prevailing models and encourage broader narratives in sports media.
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C) Corporate social justice
Exercise 6: Padlet Poll
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In favor:
I think that Sports leagues play a great role when it comes to support any type of social justice. After reading the article, its particularly showing that the NBA, have backed BLM by permitting players to showcase their activism publicly. Although the NFL was initially reluctant, it has now embraced social justice initiatives which turns out to be in favor for a lot of athletes and even it influences the society. Also, it has created a great impact which has strengthened the message of the movement. it should be taken into consideration that how much power it holds and can make a huge difference when it comes to athlete activism.
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Section Three: Taking a shot
Module Assignment (submit as part of notebook and separately through Blackboard mini assignment #1 portal)
