Date of Award
Summer 8-9-2019
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Film, Video & Digital Imaging
First Advisor
Ethan Tussey
Second Advisor
Alessandra Raengo
Third Advisor
Greg Smith
Abstract
This project examines the relationship between melodrama, sport, and race. It particularly focuses on Colin Kaepernick’s athletic activism and the many melodramatic media moments surrounding his controversy (initial protest, media reaction, Nike advertisement response). I use genre theory, media framing theory, and cultural studies theories to examine contemporary American athletic activism and its melodramatic mode.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/15094380
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, Dafna, "Fear Eats the Soul: American Melodrama and African-American Sports Activism." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2019.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/15094380
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