Problem: Athletes in Activism
Length: 1,500 and 2,500 words.
Using both scholarly (academic) and non-scholarly (popular press) sources, graduate students will connect their chosen "case" to scholarly literature about sport and communication (at least two peer-reviewed articles) as well as popular press coverage of the case, at the time and today. It will connect their individual case to the larger issues that transcend sport communication and its many intersections with society. It's not just that Colin Kaepernick took a knee - what does that say about how we communicate about sport, and society at large?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.