RFSS273
Monday Morning Quarterbacking: The Rhetoric of Sports
Subject code
RFSS
Course Number
273
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
J. Hovden
Course Long Title
Monday Morning Quarterbacking: The Rhetoric of Sports
Description
This course examines the ways in which discourse surrounding sports influences culture, politics, and one's sense of self. Using rhetorical theories such as myth, metaphor, and narrative, students analyze the discourses surrounding topics such as the rhetorical construction of the athlete, sporting events, athletes as racialized and gendered bodies, the commodification of the athlete, athletes and activism, and fandom and identification. Prerequisite(s): RFSS 100, 120, or AF/RF 162.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
W2