Teach Out: Free Speech in Sport

C-RAES director Dr. Ketra Armstrong hosted the 2018 Michigan Online Teach-Out, "Free Speech in Sport." 

“The video series featured conversations with athletes, athletic administrators, and faculty scholars about free speech in sport in varied contexts and from multiple perspectives. In some instances, matters of race were expressed directly, while in other instances race was implicit, nuanced, or somewhat muted in the conversations.”

View the entire Free Speech in Sport playlist, videos 1-10, in sequential order.

  1. “What is Free Speech in Sport?” (Shown above.) This video features a montage of athletes, athletic administrators, and faculty scholars sharing their perspectives of what constitutes free speech in sport.
  2. “Free Speech in Sport: Legal Perspectives.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Sherman Clark (the Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at the University of Michigan) about the legal definition of free speech and the implications for sport.
  3. “Free Speech in Sport: A Social Movement?” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Christian Davenport (Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies, and Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan) about sport, speech, and activism as social movements.
  4. “Free Speech as Expression in Sport.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Vernon Andrews (Sport Sociologist and Lecturer at San Jose State University) about speech and expressions in sport.
  5. “Free Speech in Sport: Veterans and the National Anthem.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Mark Clague (Associate Professor of Musicology in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, American Culture, and African American Studies at the University of Michigan) and Dr. Eric Fretz (a US Navy Veteran who has earned over 30 military awards including the Bronze Star Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and a Lecturer in the Psychology Department, the School of Education, and the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan) about free speech, the national anthem, and veterans’ reactions. 
  6. “Free Speech, Sport, and Athletic Administration.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with the Warde Manual (the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics at the University of Michigan) about the role of athletic administrators relative to student-athletes’ free speech and activism.
  7. “Free Speech in Sport: Athlete Roundtable.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with current and former University of Michigan Student Athletes - Dr. Jeff Porter (current Director of Student-Athlete Alumni Relations at U-M), Jeryne Fish, and G Ryan about athletes’ activism and free speech in sport.
  8. “Free Speech and Professional Sports: Inside the Owner’s Box.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Mark Rosentraub (the Bruce and Joan Bickner Endowed Professor of Sport Management, Director of the Center for Sport and Policy, and Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan) about free speech in professional sports with insight into the perspectives of professional team owners.
  9. “Free Speech in Sport: Fan Reactions.” This video features Dr. Armstrong’s conversation with Dr. Dae Hee Kwak (Associate Professor in Sport Management and Director of the Center for Sport Marketing Research at the University of Michigan) about sport fans’/consumers’ reactions to athletes’ expressions and free speech in sport.  
  10. “Dr. Armstrong’s Response to Free Speech in Sport.” This video features Dr. Armstrong responding to some of the questions posed by the Teach Out learners relative to free speech in sport.