Exercise and Sport Studies 230 - BODY IMAGES & SPORT MEDIA

An exploration of sporting images as projected through the media with primary emphasis on print and electronic journalism -? to include written narratives, photography, television, film and digital images. The course examines the (re)presentation and (re)production of the athletic or healthy body as the standard for fitness. The topic includes issues on embodiment, cultural symbolism, political and moral ideologies, as well as commercialization.