Using frame analysis, network analysis, and historical methods, these papers examine sport as an integral component of American culture, focusing particularly on sports’ communicative, symbolic, and historical aspects.
Presentations
‘Woods is Back!’: Online Media and Audiences Framing Tiger Woods’ Return to Form as a Celebrity Revival Story.
Presenters
Hilde Van den Bulck
Abigail M Haas
Fight Club, 1880: Boxing, Class, and Literary Culture in John Boyle O’Reilly’s Boston
Presenters
James Emmett Ryan
“Hey Bob, Did You Catch the Game Last Night?!”: A Network Approach to Interpersonal Sport Communication
Presenters
Jennifer L Harker
Session chairs
Bob Trumpbour
