Defining sport communication / edited by Andrew C. Billings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Billings, Andrew C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in sports.

Physical Description:

xiv, 356 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Defining Sport Communication is a comprehensive resource addressing core topics and issues, including humanistic, organizational, relational, and mediated approaches to the study of sport communication. It provides foundational work in sport communication for students and scholars, reflecting the abundance of research published in recent years and the ever-increasing interest in this area of study. Bringing together scholars from various epistemological viewpoints within communication, this volume provides a unique opportunity for defining the breadth and depth of sport communication research. It will serve as a seminal reference for existing scholarship while also providing an agenda for future research. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Humanistic Approaches to Sport 9

1 Sport as Rhetorical Artifact / Michael L. Butterworth Butterworth, Michael L. 11

2 Sport as Critical/Cultural Studies / Daniel A. Grano Grano, Daniel A. 26

3 Sport and the Communication of Ethics / Lawrence A. Wenner Wenner, Lawrence A. 40

4 Sport and Ethnography: An Embodied Practice Meets an Embodied Method / Robert L. Krizek Krizek, Robert L. 59

5 Sport and Political Communication/Political Communication and Sport: Taking the Flame / Davis W. Houck Houck, Davis W. 79

6 Sport as Gender/Feminist Studies / Lindsey J. Meân Meân, Lindsey J. 92

8 Sport and Race: A Disciplinary History and Exhortation / Abraham I. Khan Khan, Abraham I. 107

8 Sport and LGBTQ Issues / Edward (Ted) M. Kian Kian, Edward (Ted) M. 121

Part II Organizational/Relational Approaches to Sport 135

9 Sport and Organizational Communication / Jeffrey W. Kassing Kassing, Jeffrey W., Robyn Matthews Matthews, Robyn 137

10 Sport as Intergroup Communication; Fans, Rivalries, Communities, and Nations / Howard Giles Giles, Howard, Michael Stohl Stohl, Michael 150

11 Sport as Interpersonal Communication / Paul D. Turman Turman, Paul D. 165

12 Sport as Family Communication / Jon F. Nussbaum Nussbaum, Jon F., Amber K. Worthington Worthington, Amber K. 178

13 Sport as Health Communication: Intersections, Theories, Implications / Kim Bissell Bissell, Kim 190

Part III Mediated Approaches to Sport 207

14 Sport as International Communication / Simon Licen Licen, Simon 209

15 Sport as Journalistic Lens / Steve Bien-Aimé Bien-Aimé, Steve, Erin Whiteside Whiteside, Erin, Marie Hardin Hardin, Marie 223

16 Sport as Audience Studies / Walter Gantz Gantz, Walter, Nicky Lewis Lewis, Nicky 235

17 Sport as Entertainment Studies / Arthur A. Raney Raney, Arthur A. 252

18 Sport as Broadcast Studies / R. Glenn Cummins Cummins, R. Glenn 267

19 Sport as Social Media Networking Studies / Jimmy Sanderson Sanderson, Jimmy 281

20 Sport and Gaming Studies: Video Games as an Arena for Sport Communication Scholarship / Nicholas D. Bowman Bowman, Nicholas D., Andy Boyan Boyan, Andy 296

21 Sport and Advertising / Michael B. Devlin Devlin, Michael B. 312

22 Sport and Public Relations / Kenon A. Brown Brown, Kenon A., Thomas E. Isaacson Isaacson, Thomas E. 326.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Defining sport communication

ISBN:

9781138909595

1138909599

9781138909601

1138909602

OCLC:

958497896