Adam Rugg (Editor) Adam Rugg is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Fairfield University, where he is also Director of the Sports Media program. His work has been published in Critical Public Health, Communication & Sport, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, and numerous others. Benjamin Burroughs (Editor) Benjamin Burroughs is Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His writing has been published in journals including New Media and Society, Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, International Journal of Sport Communication, and Games and Culture.
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"How to Watch Sports is an incisive collection that redefines what it means to "watch" sports within an increasingly mediated world. Adam Rugg and Benjamin Burroughs's rigorously curated collection brings together an impressive range of scholars. Attuned to issues of identity, representation, and political economy, the essays move fluidly between textual analysis and sociocultural critique, illuminating the complex entanglements between sport, media, and everyday life. This collection exemplifies the vibrancy of contemporary sports scholarship and offers indispensable frameworks for understanding the mediated dynamics of sport in the twenty-first century." - Samantha Noelle Sheppard, author of Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen "Brings a consequential, timely update to sports studies. A useful guide for budding scholars in sports and media studies, How to Watch Sports assembles an excellent collection of expertise to serve as a wide-ranging handbook for approaching sports in our contemporary media environment." - Travis Vogan, author of The Boxing Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History