Stephen Warren's Lectures

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 7 - Prejudice and Stereotyping in Mass Media.

This episode covers stereotypes in media and how people's prejudices can be influenced by those media portrayals. Primarily pulling from Mutz & Goldman (2010), the lecture discusses how group portrayals influence sports fans.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 6 - Social Media's Impact on Sports and Society.

This episode covers how social media has amplified the relationship between sports and politics/social issues.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 5 - Sports and Athlete Activism.

This episode covers sport activism, the four waves of athlete activism, and the different activism typologies.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 4 - Framing Theory.

This episode covers Framing Theory and how a small change in the way a story is presented, described, or characterized can influence the audience's opinions or attitudes about that story. We also discuss types of frames and normative assessments of framing and society.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 3 - Agenda Setting.

What is it and what are the different types? Also, we discuss gatekeeping and intermedia, 2nd level, and 3rd level agenda setting and look at a sports highlights.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 2 - Cultivation.

This episode covers Cultivation and how heavy viewers of TV can perceive the real world more similarly than light viewers to how the world is portrayed on TV. And, how fans that consume a lot of sports can have perceptions of the world that are reflected in the sports world, as well.

With instructor Stephen Warren

Sports, Politics, and Communication Lecture 1 - Intro to Sports, Politics, and Social Issues.

Why "stick to sports" is a lost cause and what others think about it. Also, some of the intersection of sports and politics in history. Lastly, we discuss definitions of "social problem" and "social issue" and which we will be using moving forward

Sport and Spectacle Lecture 8 - Schechner Chapter 10 - Intercultural and Global Performances. By Steve Granelli

Sports, Media, and Communication Lecture 10 - Framing. What is Framing? Then, how researchers study framing and framing effects. Then, a couple of framing exercises.

Sports, Media, and Communication Lecture 9 - Agenda Setting. What is it and what are the different types? Also, we discuss gatekeeping and look at a sports highlight.