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Placing Caster Semenya Within And Outside Of Discourse On Sex And Gender In The Space Of International Professional Athletics, Joanna Line
Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies
World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Caster Semenya’s body has caused a rupture within the space of international professional athletics, which is structured according to a binary conceptualization of sex and gender. This rupture created a space for international discourse about alternative ways in which sex and gender can be defined, and to reimagine the space of international professional athletics, and other binary-bound non-sport spaces, to be more inclusive. Cultural geographer Denis Cosgrove's concept of landscapes and Stuart Hall’s concept of coding and decoding provide a framework for exploring how Caster Semenya’s body has been read and interpreted like a …
Recruiting For Your Department: The Role Of The Chair, Jennifer Dennis, Stephanie Boss, Mary Dzindolet, Lisa Huffman
Recruiting For Your Department: The Role Of The Chair, Jennifer Dennis, Stephanie Boss, Mary Dzindolet, Lisa Huffman
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
The chairs of an Education, Sports & Exercise Science, and Psychology Departments, and their former dean, share how they have been able to implement innovative recruitment strategies from an academic standpoint to increase enrollment in their departments and in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies.
Assessing The Benefits Of College Climbing Programs: Applying The Perceived Health Outcomes Of Recreation Scale, Peter Ahl, Eddie Hill, Cienna Gabriele, Edwin Gomez, Amy Direnzo
Assessing The Benefits Of College Climbing Programs: Applying The Perceived Health Outcomes Of Recreation Scale, Peter Ahl, Eddie Hill, Cienna Gabriele, Edwin Gomez, Amy Direnzo
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Rock climbing is a sport that requires a participant to lift the body against gravity to climb on a rock face using the irregularities of the rock. On a highly rated climb, the rock face is “virtually perpendicular and the irregularities are very small” (Li, Margetts, & Fowler, 2001; Slanger & Rudestam, 1997, p. 359). Although some researchers have maintained that rock climbing involves both sensation seeking and risk taking as the key elements to one’s motivation for participation (Palmer, 2002), others have researched the possibility of characteristics that are unique to rock climbers, which set the rock climbing community …
The Nfl As A Mega-Crisis: Applications Of Fractal Theory, Cory Young, Terry Rentner
The Nfl As A Mega-Crisis: Applications Of Fractal Theory, Cory Young, Terry Rentner
International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference
The National Football League (NFL) is facing a reputation crisis—a serious problem for a powerhouse institution that airs its Super Bowl in 180 countries. Public and media scrutiny for its handling of domestic abuse cases and denial of concussions leading to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) have left the NFL with a mega-crisis. Television ratings are down, player injuries are up, and fewer youth are participating in the sport. This research, presented at the International Crisis and Risk Communication conference, addresses the CTE and domestic abuse scandals in the NFL and details the League’s responses to both high-profile cases. We provide …