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Traces of Failure in Skateboarding Videos
Sander Hölsgens / Leiden University and Paul O’Connor / University of Exeter

February 6, 2022 Sander Hölsgens / Leiden University and Paul O'Connor / University of Exeter 7 comments

Sander Hölsgens and Paul O’Connor locate the persistent presence of failure within the evolution of skateboarding videos.

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Born into Failure: Disrupting Narratives of the WNBA Through Remembrance of the abl
Dafna Kaufman / University of North carolina at Chapel Hill

February 6, 2022 Dafna Kaufman / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 6 comments

Dafna Kaufman explores media representation of the American Basketball League, positing it was born into failure well before the creation of the WNBA.

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THE EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE: DISRUPTION IN FOOTBALL AND TELEVISION
KATHRYN HARTZELL / UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

August 10, 2021 Kathryn Hartzell / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Kathryn Hartzell discusses the failed European Super League and the influence of television rights and growing global audiences on football.

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Activism or Performative Activism?: Investigating Jimmy Butler’s “No Name” NBA Jersey
Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph / University of Washington, seattle

October 26, 2020 Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph / University of Washington One comment

Jas L. Moultrie and Ralina L. Joseph illustrate the power and limitations of players’ voices in the midst of branded corporate activism.

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Your Mascot Could Never: The Effectiveness of Benny the Bull on Tiktok
James Bingaman / University of Delaware

October 1, 2020 James Bingaman / University of Delaware 3 comments

Using the Chicago Bull’s Mascot, Benny the Bull, as a case study, James Bingaman considers how TikTok is used in NBA branding to create parasocial bonds with fans.

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NFL 2020: Football in the Time of Trump, COVID-19, and Mass Protests
Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin

July 6, 2020 Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Brett Siegel examines the NFL’s developing response to the Coronavirus and the George Floyd protests as an extension, and in many ways a culmination, of Trump era anxieties and tensions.

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Gender and the Soundscape of Major League Baseball
Kathy Cacace / The University of Texas at Austin

July 29, 2019 Kathy Cacace / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Kathy Cacace considers where and how women’s voices are used within Major League Baseball broadcasts.

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“It’s All American Stuff”: Sports Champions in the Trump White House
Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin

July 29, 2019 Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin One comment

Brett Siegel analyzes some of the more recent White House ceremonies that have been held to honor championship-winning sports teams, investigating the ways in which a mundane public relations ritual has been disrupted by Trump-era politics and a corresponding surge of athlete activism.

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OVER*FLOW: End Goal? The Promises of the US Women’s Soccer Team
Elizabeth Nathanson / Muhlenberg College

July 27, 2019 Elizabeth Nathanson / Muhlenberg College 2 comments

Examining the recent US Women’s Soccer team World Cup win, Elizabeth Nathanson draws attention to the tensions between the media’s emphasis on the team’s impact on future generations vs. the team’s embracing of past accomplishments.

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Complaint as Diversity Work in Sports Media
Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California

April 27, 2019 Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California Leave a comment

Drawing from her own experiences working for ESPN and applying Sara Ahmed’s concept of “complaint as diversity work,” Courtney M. Cox interrogates the lack of diversity in sports media and offers a multi-pronged approach to improving inclusivity in a notoriously white male industry.

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“The Game on Top of the Game”: Navigating Race, Media, and the Business of Basketball in High Flying Bird
Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California

February 22, 2019 Courtney M. Cox / University of Southern California 3 comments

Courtney M. Cox discusses the opportunities and limitations of recent shifts in power relations in professional basketball and the sports media landscape by examining Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix film High Flying Bird.

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“Everyone’s Got Theories”: Examining the NFL’s Ratings Problem
Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin

July 30, 2018 Brett Siegel / University of Texas at Austin Leave a comment

Brett Siegel investigates the NFL’s response to declining ratings at a crucial moment in which the league’s status as both an entertainment property and cultural force is under intense scrutiny.

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Classifying Dahmer: Protecting Netflix’s Homonormative Canon
Dan Vena / Queen’s University & Sarah Woodstock / University of Toronto

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27 Jan

New to Over*Flow: Dan Vena and Sarah Woodstock argue that Netflix’s removal of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story from its LGBTQ TV category discards “unacceptable” queer history and protects the homonormativity of Netflix’s LGBTQ library.
https://www.flowjournal.org/2023/01/overflow-classifying-dahmer/

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21 Jan

Check out this call for papers from our colleagues! 10 days until submissions are due.

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13 Jan

Hey folks! We are officially extending this CFP until Sunday, January 15

Looking forward to reading your submissions!

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