Domestic violence is a pervasive threat the world over, but what do our masculinity scripts have to do with this? More so how do our masculinity scripts specifically found in athletics contribute to the problem?
Nicole Lee is pursuing her doctorate in answering this question and guides us through her research today.
Links from Nicole:
VAW in media:
Alice Bolin (2018), dead girls: essays on surviving and american obsession
Podcast: Real Crime Profile
DV/VAW and Sport
Deb Waterhouse-Watson (2013) Athletes, Sexual Assault, and “Trials by Media”
Deb Waterhouse-Watson (2020), Football and Sexual Crime, from the Courtroom to the Newsroom
Documentaries that provide more accurate portrayals of women who experience violence:
OJ Made in America (2018)
Lorena (2019)
Streams on Amazon