Chapter 3: “A Perfect Combination: The Mass Media and
Representations of Race in Sports.”
Do you think mass media contribute to perpetuate
racial and ethnic stereotypes?
For the author, mass media and sports have a
“symbiotic” relationship. Do you agree?
Do you think that the media can divert attention
“away from members of the elite within the dominant
racial group and toward people of color”? (P. 36.)
McChesney’s definition of mass media. Debate.
Media in the 1770s. Summary.
Societal changes during those years. Summary.
What was the Spirit of the Times?
How does the author define the “modern news
papers” appearing around the 1830s? (P. 37)
The origins of baseball. Summary.
Social transformations in the decades following the
Civil War. Sport coverage. Summary.
Twentieth century, and feature stories.
“Sports are neutral, while politics is divisive”. Debate.
1920s, and the emergence of certain athletes as “heroes”.
What is a “reluctant hero”?
How does the author explain the emergence of black
newspapers?
What are the main topics of the black press?
Boxers and slavery. Summary.
How does the author describe the coverage on Jack
Johnson?
According to Denise Morgan, reluctant heroes debunk
the myth that blacks are inferior to whites; but, at the
same time, reinforce the myth of white superiority. Explain.
Was does the author say about Johnson’s marital choices?
Was Johnson the embodiment of a racial struggle? Was
he a threat to the racialized social system?
The myth of black biological inferiority. Summary.
Johnson’s problem with the law. Exile. Summary.
Can a reluctant hero bring about social changes? Debate.
Sports and the Media after the 1950s. Summary.
1960s. Civil Rights movement.
Caricatures. The brute, and
The Saphire. How do these caricatures work?
The double standard in gender and race. Explain.
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