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Schedule
Week 1: Introduction, USWNT and the idea of “setting the bar”
Tues., Jan 24 Introduction to the course, each other
Question to ponder & discuss: How did the USWNT become the most dominant force in global women’s soccer?
To read for next class:
* Here’s why England & Spain made the USWNT look so bad – Julie Foudy, ESPN
* Watch Out, USWNT; The Europeans are Coming – Michael Baumann, The Ringer
* How close is the rest of the world to catching the U.S.? - Jake Lourim, FiveThirtyEight (2019)
Thu., Jan 26
Questions to ponder & discuss: Is the USWNT’s hold on global women’s soccer slipping? Why? Is that good, bad, both or neither?
To read for next class:
* Cultural Studies and the Sports Media Complex – Sut Jhally, University of Mass
Week 2: The spectacle of accumulation, “Sport-Media Complex” & hegemonic masculinity (MY)
Tues., Jan 31
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is the Sports Media Complex? How do we see it when we watch sports? Why does it matter?
To read for next class:
* Sports Media: A Modern Institution – Robert Bellamy, Duquesne University
Thu., Feb 2
Questions to ponder & discuss: How do we (in the room) consume sports?
To read for next class:
* Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction -- James Fulcher (Chaps. 1-3 & Chaps. 4-6)
Week 3: What does capitalism have to do with it?
Tues., Feb 7
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is capitalism and what are alternatives to it?
To read for next class:
* Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America – Barbara Ehrenreich
* Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America -- Diana Kendall
Thu., Feb 9
Question to ponder & discuss: How do we see class in sports coverage?
(maybe) Watch Dave Zirin's "Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports"
To read for next class:
* Watch “FIFA Uncovered” on Netflix (please let HH or MY know if you don’t have access to Netflix)
Week 4: FIFA, international governing bodies & tournaments (HH)
Tues., Feb 14
GUEST SPEAKER: Quinnipiac women's soccer coach Dave Clarke.
To read for next class:
* FIFA 2.0 – FIFA publication
* The Empire Strikes Back: FIFA 2.0, Global: Peacemaking, and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup -- Beissel & Ternes
Thu., Feb 16
Question to ponder & discuss: Do we blow FIFA up, or can it be fixed from its current form?
To read for next class:
* One and Done: The Long Eclipse of Women’s Televised Sports, 1989-2019 – Cheryl Cooky, et al.
* "Despite Title IX..." and "No one is watching": Articulations of feminism in sports media and sports media research -- Cooky & Antunovic (This is a link to a Google Drive folder; the 21-page chapter is broken into a few PDFs because of a scanner malfunction. I do apologize for the inconvenience.)
Week 5: Women in sports: An American perspective -- Title IX, Cooky study (MY)
Tues., Feb 21
Questions to ponder & discuss: Why aren’t women’s sports on TV more? Should they be?
To read for next class:
* "Ceiling-breaker" and "Sexist backlash": Articulations of feminism in narratives of women in sports broadcasting -- Cooky & Antunovic
* Fellas, Is It Gay to Listen to Women Talk About Sports? – PFT Commenter, Barstool
Thu., Feb 23 (we’ll know our seventh team)
Questions to ponder & discuss: Does sex sell? Why aren't women's sports invested in more? Why aren't women's sports better attended/viewed?
Watch Media Coverage & Female Athletes (Tucker Center)
To read for next class:
* Players seeking change for women's soccer in Latin America - Anne M. Peterson, AP (2019)
* Beyond the World Cup: Women's Football in Central-Eastern Europe -- Dunja Antunovic, University of Minnesota (Chap. 12, pp. 225-246)
Week 6: Women in sports: Beyond our borders
Tues., Feb. 28
Questions to ponder & discuss: How is women's sports consumed outside of the U.S.? What obstacles do female athletes outside of the U.S. face?
To read for next class:
* Canada's women escalate equal pay fight - Juliet Macur
* Opinion: Canadian women soccer players defiant - Ahmed
* 2015 SI story on France’s Jessica Houara – Ahmed & Dubois, Sports Illustrated (2015)
Thu., March 2
Guest speaker: Shireen Ahmed
To read for next class:
* Nigerian Female Football: Ambivalence and Struggle in the Shadows – Jenkins & Onwumechili (Chap. 13, pp. 247-266)
* Is CAF neglect killing women's soccer in Africa? -- Samuel Ahmadu, Goal (2017)
Week 7: Women in sports: Beyond borders (MY)
Tues., March 7 Guest speaker: Kapriatta Jenkins
Thu., March 9 NO CLASS
SPRING BREAK
To read for next class:
* FIFA’s Feminist Foot Soldiers: Looking for Equality in the Women’s Gape Approaching the 2023 World Cup – Haldane (Chap. 15, pp. 291-308)
* Watch “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (Free streaming available through QU's library; also available on other streaming networks)
Week 8: Australia: History and travel (HH)
Tues., March 21
Questions to ponder & discuss: What do the experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples have to do with this tournament?
To read for next class:
* FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Human Rights Risk Assessment (Australia) -- Remember, there should be one of these for each nation. Use it for your presentations/papers
* Australian Constitution – The 1967 Referendum
* Watch “Voice to Parliament Yes Campaign” HISTORY IS CALLING”
* “What is Constitutional Recognition Through A Voice to Parliament?”
Thu., March 23
Questions to ponder & discuss: What are the contemporary issues and experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples in Australia?
To read for next class:
* Marketing Māori: The marketing and branding of Indigeneity in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 -- Erueti, Grainger & Haldane
* Watch: What New Zealand can teach us about reparations
Week 9: New Zealand: History and travel (HH)
Tues., March 28
Questions to ponder & discuss: What are the contemporary issues and experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples in New Zealand?
Thu., March 30 Guest speaker: TBD
To read for next class:
* "Take a Stand" and "Kick Inequality": Articulations on feminism in promotional cultures of women's sports -- Cooky & Antunovic
* Rebel! Rebel! How Megan Rapinoe's Celebrity Activism Forges New Paths for Athletes -- Everbach, et. al. (Chap. 14, pp. 267-290)
Week 10: Athlete activism & Mega-event sports coverage (MY) – still working on this
Tues., April 4
Questions to ponder & discuss: Is activism inherent to women's sports? Should it be? Who benefits from it?
To read for next class:
* Scenes and Soul from Saudi Arabia – Greg Bishop, SI
* The Qatar That is Beyond the Scope of Doha and the World Cup – Bishop, SI
Thu. April 6
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is it like to cover a mega-event?
Guest speaker: TBD
Week 11: In-class presentation work
Tues., April 11
Thu., April 13 - Erin Sabato from DCGE to visit
Week 12: In-class presentation work
Tues., April 18
Thu., April 20 Guest speaker Lindsay Gibbs
Week 13: Presentations
Tues., April 25
Thu., April 27
Week 14: Presentations
Tues., May 2
Thu., May 4
Games we will see in Sydney (Match schedule):
July 25 Colombia vs. South Korea
July 28 England vs. Denmark
July 30 Germany vs. Colombia
Aug. 2 Panama vs. France
Tues., Jan 24 Introduction to the course, each other
Question to ponder & discuss: How did the USWNT become the most dominant force in global women’s soccer?
To read for next class:
* Here’s why England & Spain made the USWNT look so bad – Julie Foudy, ESPN
* Watch Out, USWNT; The Europeans are Coming – Michael Baumann, The Ringer
* How close is the rest of the world to catching the U.S.? - Jake Lourim, FiveThirtyEight (2019)
Thu., Jan 26
Questions to ponder & discuss: Is the USWNT’s hold on global women’s soccer slipping? Why? Is that good, bad, both or neither?
To read for next class:
* Cultural Studies and the Sports Media Complex – Sut Jhally, University of Mass
Week 2: The spectacle of accumulation, “Sport-Media Complex” & hegemonic masculinity (MY)
Tues., Jan 31
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is the Sports Media Complex? How do we see it when we watch sports? Why does it matter?
To read for next class:
* Sports Media: A Modern Institution – Robert Bellamy, Duquesne University
Thu., Feb 2
Questions to ponder & discuss: How do we (in the room) consume sports?
To read for next class:
* Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction -- James Fulcher (Chaps. 1-3 & Chaps. 4-6)
Week 3: What does capitalism have to do with it?
Tues., Feb 7
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is capitalism and what are alternatives to it?
To read for next class:
* Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America – Barbara Ehrenreich
* Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America -- Diana Kendall
Thu., Feb 9
Question to ponder & discuss: How do we see class in sports coverage?
(maybe) Watch Dave Zirin's "Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports"
To read for next class:
* Watch “FIFA Uncovered” on Netflix (please let HH or MY know if you don’t have access to Netflix)
Week 4: FIFA, international governing bodies & tournaments (HH)
Tues., Feb 14
GUEST SPEAKER: Quinnipiac women's soccer coach Dave Clarke.
To read for next class:
* FIFA 2.0 – FIFA publication
* The Empire Strikes Back: FIFA 2.0, Global: Peacemaking, and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup -- Beissel & Ternes
Thu., Feb 16
Question to ponder & discuss: Do we blow FIFA up, or can it be fixed from its current form?
To read for next class:
* One and Done: The Long Eclipse of Women’s Televised Sports, 1989-2019 – Cheryl Cooky, et al.
* "Despite Title IX..." and "No one is watching": Articulations of feminism in sports media and sports media research -- Cooky & Antunovic (This is a link to a Google Drive folder; the 21-page chapter is broken into a few PDFs because of a scanner malfunction. I do apologize for the inconvenience.)
Week 5: Women in sports: An American perspective -- Title IX, Cooky study (MY)
Tues., Feb 21
Questions to ponder & discuss: Why aren’t women’s sports on TV more? Should they be?
To read for next class:
* "Ceiling-breaker" and "Sexist backlash": Articulations of feminism in narratives of women in sports broadcasting -- Cooky & Antunovic
* Fellas, Is It Gay to Listen to Women Talk About Sports? – PFT Commenter, Barstool
Thu., Feb 23 (we’ll know our seventh team)
Questions to ponder & discuss: Does sex sell? Why aren't women's sports invested in more? Why aren't women's sports better attended/viewed?
Watch Media Coverage & Female Athletes (Tucker Center)
To read for next class:
* Players seeking change for women's soccer in Latin America - Anne M. Peterson, AP (2019)
* Beyond the World Cup: Women's Football in Central-Eastern Europe -- Dunja Antunovic, University of Minnesota (Chap. 12, pp. 225-246)
Week 6: Women in sports: Beyond our borders
Tues., Feb. 28
Questions to ponder & discuss: How is women's sports consumed outside of the U.S.? What obstacles do female athletes outside of the U.S. face?
To read for next class:
* Canada's women escalate equal pay fight - Juliet Macur
* Opinion: Canadian women soccer players defiant - Ahmed
* 2015 SI story on France’s Jessica Houara – Ahmed & Dubois, Sports Illustrated (2015)
Thu., March 2
Guest speaker: Shireen Ahmed
To read for next class:
* Nigerian Female Football: Ambivalence and Struggle in the Shadows – Jenkins & Onwumechili (Chap. 13, pp. 247-266)
* Is CAF neglect killing women's soccer in Africa? -- Samuel Ahmadu, Goal (2017)
Week 7: Women in sports: Beyond borders (MY)
Tues., March 7 Guest speaker: Kapriatta Jenkins
Thu., March 9 NO CLASS
SPRING BREAK
To read for next class:
* FIFA’s Feminist Foot Soldiers: Looking for Equality in the Women’s Gape Approaching the 2023 World Cup – Haldane (Chap. 15, pp. 291-308)
* Watch “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (Free streaming available through QU's library; also available on other streaming networks)
Week 8: Australia: History and travel (HH)
Tues., March 21
Questions to ponder & discuss: What do the experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples have to do with this tournament?
To read for next class:
* FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Human Rights Risk Assessment (Australia) -- Remember, there should be one of these for each nation. Use it for your presentations/papers
* Australian Constitution – The 1967 Referendum
* Watch “Voice to Parliament Yes Campaign” HISTORY IS CALLING”
* “What is Constitutional Recognition Through A Voice to Parliament?”
Thu., March 23
Questions to ponder & discuss: What are the contemporary issues and experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples in Australia?
To read for next class:
* Marketing Māori: The marketing and branding of Indigeneity in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 -- Erueti, Grainger & Haldane
* Watch: What New Zealand can teach us about reparations
Week 9: New Zealand: History and travel (HH)
Tues., March 28
Questions to ponder & discuss: What are the contemporary issues and experiences of Indigenous and First Nations' peoples in New Zealand?
Thu., March 30 Guest speaker: TBD
To read for next class:
* "Take a Stand" and "Kick Inequality": Articulations on feminism in promotional cultures of women's sports -- Cooky & Antunovic
* Rebel! Rebel! How Megan Rapinoe's Celebrity Activism Forges New Paths for Athletes -- Everbach, et. al. (Chap. 14, pp. 267-290)
Week 10: Athlete activism & Mega-event sports coverage (MY) – still working on this
Tues., April 4
Questions to ponder & discuss: Is activism inherent to women's sports? Should it be? Who benefits from it?
To read for next class:
* Scenes and Soul from Saudi Arabia – Greg Bishop, SI
* The Qatar That is Beyond the Scope of Doha and the World Cup – Bishop, SI
Thu. April 6
Questions to ponder & discuss: What is it like to cover a mega-event?
Guest speaker: TBD
Week 11: In-class presentation work
Tues., April 11
Thu., April 13 - Erin Sabato from DCGE to visit
Week 12: In-class presentation work
Tues., April 18
Thu., April 20 Guest speaker Lindsay Gibbs
Week 13: Presentations
Tues., April 25
Thu., April 27
Week 14: Presentations
Tues., May 2
Thu., May 4
Games we will see in Sydney (Match schedule):
July 25 Colombia vs. South Korea
July 28 England vs. Denmark
July 30 Germany vs. Colombia
Aug. 2 Panama vs. France