Iconic sportscaster Bob Costas speaks with UT-Austin students in advance of his giving the 2018 Frank Deford Lecture on Sports Journalism.
Center for Sports Communication & Media
About CSCM
The Center for Sports Communication & Media brings together interests in the instruction, practice, and scholarship of sports journalism, broadcasting, media production, and human communication. It serves the mission of the Moody College of Communication and The University of Texas at Austin through its commitment to the highest quality of teaching, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
New Initiative: CSCM Research Talks
The Center for Sports Communication & Media is excited to announce a new initiative. The Center is launching the Center for Sports Communication & Media Research Brownbag Series. Center Director Dr. Michael Butterworth has enthusiasm for what the Center can achieve for the scholarly community within the Center. He believes that “Sharing our research is one of the ways the Center for Sports Communication & Media can cultivate collaboration between the departments and schools in the Moody College of Communication. It also helps us build a foundation for making our work more visible in our various scholarly organizations and communities."
The purpose, scope and schedule for the series follows.
Purpose and Aim: The Center for Sports Communication & Media’s Research Brownbag Series has a purpose that is largely scholarly. The aim of our research brownbag series is threefold. The brownbag series will provide:
- A way for researchers, namely center affiliates to connect and create community,
- A platform to disseminate research to an intimate yet interdisciplinary audience who can provide constructive feedback,
- A a way to showcase the important research our center affiliates are doing and providing content for the Center for communication and public relations
Scope: The scope of this series, at least in its inaugural year is primarily internal; largely to bring together scholars across the college and university. The series is especially welcoming to graduate students who have any interest in sport-related research as pertaining to communication, media, and related aspects of sport.
Center for Sports Communication & Media Schedule (2018-2019):
The location is in the Center, which is in CMB 3.110. The time is 12:00-1:00, with a suggested 30 minutes for presenting and an ample 30 minutes of discussion.
- Wed. Nov. 28: Dr. Michael Butterworth, Director of The Center for Sports Communication & Media | Professor, Communication Studies (Topic: Public Memory and Political Reconciliation at the Munich 1972 Massacre Memorial)
- Mon. Dec 10: Justin Graeber, Doctoral Student, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations (Topic: Dissertation research on NBA sponsorship, Jersey branding, and schema congruity vs. functional fit)
- Wed. Jan 30: Dr. Natalie Devlin Brown, Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations (Topic: Sport communication research on the Olympics)
- Mon. Feb 25: Dr. Jennifer McClearen, Lecturer, Radio-Television-Film (Topic: sport, gender and race)
- Mon. March 18: Dr. Angeline Close Scheinbaum, Associate Director for Research for Center for Sports Communication & Media, Assistant Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations (Topic: Sport sponsorship)
- Mon. April 29: Sam Schelfhout, Doctoral Student, Physical Culture and Sports Studies (Topic: Dissertation research on sport diplomacy)
We look forward to having interested researchers and students join the Center for this research initiative.
Thank you in advance to all of the speakers!
