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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).
| Intersectionality: this is different aspects of a persons identity in relation to systems of disadvantage and discrimination that they might face in everyday life. These systems could include race, gender, age, sexual orientation ect.
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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.
| I think that this is another form of racism in society and sport. Almost as a way to diminish a black athletes accomplishments in contrast to a white athlete. I feel that this way of seeing black athletes in one way and then categorizing all black athletes the same. Putting them into a box.
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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?
| Rajack and Joseph talk about resisting the medias depictions how both athletes are portrayed. Osaka being both Asian and black yet portrayed in the media as only being Asian. And Williams being black but then being portrayed in the media with racist stereotypes. Along with this, they speak about the narratives that sports journalism push. As consumers of media we should push back on these harmful ideas in the media when they are representing these women in stereotypical racial roles.
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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.
B) Athlete Activism & Feminism
Exercise 4: Complete the activities
Popular fem is associated with: media friendly, celebrity culture, corporations
feminisms that gain visibility are often those that do not challenge structural arrangements
Feminist expression that critique patriarchal structures and systems of racism and violence are more obscure/invisible
Neoliberal feminism as defined by the article is associated with the following characteristics: individualism, entrepreneurship, high visibility
Intersectional feminism is often less visible than other kinds of feminism. It identifies embedded relations… it argues that inclustion alone does not suffiently address…. intersectional feminism attempts to address inequality in the recognition…. simultaneously across multiple…. gender, race, social class, sexuality
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.)
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C) Corporate social justice
Exercise 6: Padlet Poll
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Section Three: Taking a shot
Module Assignment (submit as part of notebook and separately through Blackboard mini assignment #1 portal)
Analyze the representation of a racialized athlete activist in a show (television or film or novel) of your choosing and answer the following questions:
- What strategies do athletes employ to speak out? What is the commentary on athletes using their voices in these shows?
- How do race and/or gender or other *identities inform this representation? How do these representations shape how we understand the sports themselves?
Responses should be approximately 300 words, use specific examples from the selected cultural text (some examples below), and engage with one of the readings from this week (at least twice).
