The Blade Runner : The Discourses Surrounding Oscar Pistorius in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics The Discourses Surrounding Oscar Pistorius in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics

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Beteiligte: Smith, Lauren Reichart
In: Communication & Sport, 3, 2015, 4, S. 390-410
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SAGE Publications
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Umfang: 390-410
ISSN: 2167-4795
2167-4809
DOI: 10.1177/2167479513519979
veröffentlicht in: Communication & Sport
Sprache: Englisch
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Kollektion: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> In 2012, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius became the first double amputee to compete in both the Olympic and the Paralympic Games. Using the theoretical notions of framing and hegemony, this study used a thematic analysis to analyze the discourse surrounding Pistorius’s competitions. Using the National Broadcasting Company’s (NBC) broadcasts of the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as the Channel 4 broadcast of the Paralympics, several prominent themes emerged from the analysis. NBC’s broadcasts featured stereotypical portrayals of disabled athletes, including the notion of the “supercrip,” while Channel 4’s broadcast heralded Pistorius for being a legend and sided with Pistorius when controversy erupted after a race. The differences in the broadcast commentaries as well as theoretical implications are discussed. </jats:p>