Stories of Sports: Critical Literacy in Media Production, Consumption, and Dissemination - Paperback

by Katherin Garland (Editor), Katie Shepherd Dredger (Editor), Crystal L. Beach (Editor)

This book centralizes media, sports, and athlete identity while providing an in-depth evaluation of the role that media play in how society views and discusses sports and athletes, highlighting several types of intertextuality and intersectionality while doing so.

Author Biography

Katherin Garland is associate professor of education at Santa Fe College. Katie Shepherd Dredger is associate professor and the academic unit head for the Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education Department in the College of Education at James Madison University. Crystal L. Beach is a high school English language arts teacher and basketball coach. Cathy Leogrande is professor of teacher education at Le Moyne College.