“I Was in a Position to Enact Change:” College Athletes’ Use of Social Media for Racial and Social Justice

IF 3.2 1区 文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION
Tomika Ferguson, Evan Frederick, Letisha Brown, Yannick Kluch, Meg Hancock, Nina Siegfried
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Recent shifts in societal activism have prompted an exploration of athlete activism, particularly within higher education, where social media has become a pivotal platform for social impact. This paper investigates Division I college athletes’ engagement in athlete activism through the lens of self-authorship and self-presentation on social media for racial and social justice. Existing research underscores the significance of social media in athlete activism, focusing on access barriers, advocacy efforts, and resistance against inequalities. Through an exploratory study, we investigate how college athletes’ processes of self-authorship and selfpresentation relate to social media activism. Our findings reveal three overarching themes: social media as an activist tool, empowerment, and a starting point for advocacy. The findings suggest avenues for college sports administrators to facilitate dialogue, comprehend the strategic utilization of social media in athlete activism, and acknowledge college athletes’ aspiration for increased involvement in effecting meaningful change within their communities. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of college athletes’ contributions to social discourse and racial and social justice initiatives.
"我有能力实施变革:"大学运动员利用社交媒体促进种族和社会正义
最近社会行动主义的转变促使人们探索运动员行动主义,特别是在高等教育领域,社交媒体已成为产生社会影响的关键平台。本文从社交媒体上的种族和社会正义的自我认同和自我展示的角度,研究了一级大学运动员参与运动员行动主义的情况。现有研究强调了社交媒体在运动员行动主义中的重要性,重点关注获取障碍、宣传努力和对不平等的抵制。通过一项探索性研究,我们调查了大学生运动员的自我认同和自我展示过程与社交媒体行动主义的关系。我们的研究结果揭示了三个首要主题:社交媒体作为一种积极的工具、赋权和宣传的起点。研究结果为大学体育管理者提供了促进对话、理解社交媒体在运动员激进主义中的战略应用以及承认大学运动员希望更多地参与实现其所在社区有意义变革的途径。这些见解有助于更深入地了解大学生运动员对社会对话以及种族和社会正义倡议的贡献。
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