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Social Justice Week 2019: Research Session 5

Contradiction in the NCAA's Mascot Ban Discourse & Beyond Locker-Room Talk

Contradiction in the NCAA’s Mascot Ban Discourse: Striking a Middle Ground  
Kate Lavelle (Communication Studies) 

Representation of Native American nations and people has been a critical social justice issue in sports for decades.  In 2005, the NCAA implemented a policy designed to provide "a middle ground" to win over fans and critics of these mascots (Lederman, 2005). By using a communication studies approach, this presentation will examine how this policy promotes inequity.  

Beyond Locker-Room Talk: Women’s Responses to Gender Discrimination in Outdoor Recreation 
Kate Evans (Recreation Management & Therapeutic Recreation) 

The purpose of this presentation is to explore professional female athlete’s experiences of gender discrimination in outdoor recreation and, more importantly, their response to those experiences. In an era in which “locker room talk” is cited as justification at the highest levels for vulgar and sexually explicit discourse and assumed male dominance, the athletes’ responses conform to broad cultural expectations, but demand investigation and understanding. 

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Military friendly Equity and diversity Student success Wellness Transformational education Greater La Crosse community

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2019

Where

3314 Student Union

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 3314 Student Union

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Kate Parker at 608.785.8304 or kparker@uwlax.edu.

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