Assignment #1: Media Analysis
Find a media representation (broadly defined) of a “bad” body, illness, suffering and/or death-dying experience.
Explore the messages we get from this particular representation.
How can we understand these messages from the perspective of our theoretical foundations for the
course?
a. E.g., physical culture studies, sociology of the body, sociology of health and illness, sociology of
sport
4. How does your anlaysis relate to the discipline of kinesiology?
Maximum 1000 words. External research for this assignment is not required, but you should draw upon course concepts and materials in your response (all sources should be cited appropriately).
I have provided course slides which contain theoretical foundations for the course. The readings I would like to be referenced are also provided but need to be incorporated as in-text citations. Please do not make a whole paragraph cited but rather maybe 2-3 things then the rest explanation. Feel free to add any external sources that be useful.