Tucker Center Newsletter - 2011 Fall
Director | Feature: Conference | Research | Documentary | Kudos | Film Festival
- Letter from the Director
- Feature: Tucker Center to Host Conference on Girls & Women in Sport
- Research Update: TC Director Kane's Sport Media Research Featured in The Nation
- Tucker Center Collaborates with TPT to Produce Ground-breaking Documentary "Concussions and Female Athletes"
- Kudos & Announcements
- 2012 Tucker Center Film Festival
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
Letter from the Director
Fall greetings to everyone from the Tucker Center! As the Associate Director of the TC, I have the honor of writing the Director's Letter this fall, as TC Director
Mary Jo Kane is on sabbatical for the 2011-12 academic year. Her sabbatical follows six years of service as the Director of the School of Kinesiology. This summer Kane was invited to write a column on female athlete portrayals in sport media for
The Nation's special sports issue. Read about her column in
Research Updates. You'll also want to read about our numerous scholarly activities in
Kudos & Announcements.
In the coming months, we are proud to host many exciting events related to girls and women in sport. In October, "Concussions and Female Athletes," a ground-breaking documentary on the untold story of the impact of concussion on female athletes produced by Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Minnesota Channel will premiere (see "Concussions and Female Athletes"). On November 2, in lieu of our Fall Distinguished Lecture, we are hosting the 2011 Girls & Women in Sport and Physical Activity: Creating Change Conference at the TCF Bank Stadium DQ Room. Our feature story outlines all the details of the conference, from the opening keynote by influential women's sport scholar Don Sabo to the closing keynote panel by a trio of internationally recognized sport media scholars: Margaret Carlisle Duncan, Mary Jo Kane, and Michael Messner. You won't want to miss this exciting conference! In addition, mark your calendars now—in February 2012 we are hosting the second annual Tucker Center Film Festival.
In addition to planning and delivering groundbreaking events, we are continually asked to share our opinions and expertise, to take part in national conversations, and to lead educational workshops on cutting-edge issues related to maintaining and advancing the involvement of girls and women in sport and physical activity. To keep up to date on all the work we do at the Tucker Center and for more information about our events and how to keep connected with us via social media, see "Keep in Touch" and visit our Web page at www.tuckercenter.org.
—Nicole M. LaVoi, PhD (Twitter: @DrSportPsych)