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FYOS 21: Women, Sports, and Media
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Women in sports

Introduction

The way I’ve divided this class may seem a little simplistic, but I think it will work. For a couple of weeks, we’re going to look at the history of women in American sports, primarily in the context of college sports but with reference to both the pros/Olympians and high school/developmental programs. We’ll also talk about some current issues and consider where things are headed for female athletes.

Background

Reading for 8/30:
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Suggs intro and ch 1.pdf
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The Significance of Basket Ball for Women
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The Myth of the Falling Uterus
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Banning Women’s Sports at the University of Kentucky
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NCAA data on participation:
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Sponsorship and Participation Database.png
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Quiz for 8/30
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Reading for 9/6:
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The Representation Project
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Why the Arizona Daily star went “all in” on women’s basketball coverage
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Women’s Handball Players Are Fined for Rejecting Bikini Uniforms
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SIL_The_Fan_Project_Report.pdf
7.3 MB
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Report on NCAA and women’s basketball tournament
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or Wall Street Journal story:
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NCAA Undervalued Women’s Basketball Tournament by Millions While Prioritizing Men’s Tourney, Report Finds - WSJ.pdf
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Quiz for 9/6
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Activity

What have you been told about the differences—or similiarites—between men and women when it comes to sports? Write a short post in the 03_simm_diff channel in Slack and comment on a classmate’s by Sept. 6.

Assignment

Weekly reflection: What do you see as the next step in the growth of sports for women? Is it the popularization of relatively new sports like lacrosse and field hockey? Growth of more-established sports like soccer or softball? Or something in another direction altogether? Write a medium-length (3-4 paragraph) post in the 04_wr1_growth channel by Sept. 10.
Women in sports
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Date
Time
Section
Type
Description
1
8/30/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in sports
Homework
Readings and quiz above
2
8/31/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in sports
Class
The hidden history of women’s sports
3
9/2/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in sports
Class
Marketing and presentation of women’s sports
4
9/6/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in sports
Homework
Readings and quiz above
5
9/7/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in sports
Class
Watch LFG
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9/9/2021
​12:45 PM
Women in sports
Class
Discuss LFG
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9/10/2021
​11:59 PM
Women in sports
Weekly reflection
Weekly reflection described above
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