Essays about: "athlete activism"
Found 3 essays containing the words athlete activism.
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1. Catalysts for Change: Unveiling Leadership Behaviours and Interventions of Nature-Based Athletes in Cultivating Pro-Environmental Behaviour among Fans
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : With billions of sports fans all over the globe, athletes have a considerable platform to advocate for the environment and catalyse behaviour change. The purpose of this paper was to explore the role of leadership in athlete environmental activism. READ MORE
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2. In the Aftermath of the Kneel that Sparked a Difference: Examining Athlete Activism on Social Media
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : The increasingly entangled correlation between media, sport and activism in the United States has generated an upsurge in new media research that focuses on athletes’ political social media posts from an ‘outsider’s’ perspective. To clearer comprehend the complex relationship of media, sport and activism from an ‘insider’s’ perspective, this thesis aims to converse with collegiate athletes in the United States about how they experience their personalized politics on social media, as well as it observes the collegiate athletes’ activist practices on particularly Twitter and Facebook. READ MORE
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3. Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och TurkietstudierAbstract : The 2020 Summer Olympicsand the Paralympic Games were scheduledto take placein Tokyo. This sporting mega-event has affected change in the public and social spheres of the host country, Japan, but with regard to athletes’ gender and sexual orientation Japan’s mainstream media seem still considerably biased. READ MORE
