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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AFRA 223 - Sports, Media, and Culture

Credit(s): 3
SPORTS, MEDIA & CULTURE
Component: Lecture
This course examines the interrelationship of sports, media, and culture in today’s society and how that interrelationship sometimes reinforces or challenge social values. It draws on the cultural identification of class, race, and gender to identify sports values and cultural values. Drawing on theories of culture, rhetoric, and social criticism, we will examine media’s role in telling the story of sports and, in telling that story, shapes cultural values. Students will study several critical approaches to sports and public discourse and will apply those approaches to journalism, public relations, the news and popular media, and other forms of mass communication.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
Crosslisted: May be crosslisted with COMM 223 .
University Breadth: Social and Behavioral Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Breadth: GROUP C: A&S Social & Behavioral Sci Requirement Designations: Multicultural Course Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
General Education Objectives:
GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across Cultures GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications