“Sports media taps into a regular, ritualized schedule that isn’t about bingeing. You either watch the Super Bowl or you miss it,” says Victoria E. Johnson, professor of film and media studies and African American studies at the University of California, Irvine, and author of the forthcoming book, Sports TV (Routledge, 2021).
The book looks at the genre from a distinctly humanistic perspective, exploring American history, culture, class, race and identity through the lens of broadcast sports.
The book looks at the genre from a distinctly humanistic perspective, exploring American history, culture, class, race and identity through the lens of broadcast sports.