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Upcoming institute conference event 📣

The USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society Presents

Discussions in Diversity

For two weeks, a variety of scholars, athletes, agents, executives, media personalities, and journalists will gather with students to examine the ways in which sport and athletes impact important public issues of diversity and equity. You are invited to attend these sessions.

1. Transhumanism and Global Sport: Rights and Rules

Sigmund Loland, Professor of Sport and Ethics, Norwegian School of Sport Science

Host, Daniel Durbin

ANN L101

November 1, 9:30

Professor, and Member of WADA’s Ethics Committee, Sigmund Loland will trace the evolving issues surrounding transhumanism and sport. This session will include a q and a.


2. From Muhammad Ali to the Rise of the Black Quarterback: The Evolving Image of the Black Athlete

Jason Reid, ESPN Senior NFL Writer

Tom Hoffarth, Los Angeles Sports Journalist

Marvin Towns, Jr. Film Producer

Hosts, Daniel Durbin and Julianna Kirschner

ASC 204

November 1, 3:30

This panel of journalists, authors and documentarians will discuss their work tracing the changing image of the black athlete in American culture. This session will include a q and a.

3. Agents, Athletes, and Social Change

David Dunn, NFL Agent

Host, Daniel Durbin

ANN L101

November 3, 9:30

One of the most successful sports agents in the country will discuss the ways he helps the athletes he represents develop a public voice and image. This session will include a q and a.


4. The NHL in Cultural Myth

Pat Pickens, Journalist and Author

Host, Julianna Kirschner

ASC 204

November 3, 3:30

Pat Pickens will discuss his recent book on the NHL in New England social myth and lore. This session will include a q and a.

5. Women in Los Angeles Sports Media: A Local View

Christie Lugo Leigh, KTLA Executive Producer

Host, Daniel Durbin

ANN L101

November 8, 9:30

Longtime producer of sports and special productions at KTLA-TV, Christie Lugo Leigh will discuss her experiences in a business that was long seen as a man’s world. She will also discuss recent changes in the sports media landscape in LA. This session will include a q and a.


6. A League of Their Own at 30

Maybelle Blair, Original AAGPBL Player

Kat Williams, Baseball Scholar

Host, Julianna Kirschner

ASC 204

November 8, 3:30

On the thirtieth anniversary of the release of A League of Their Own, Maybelle Blair, one of the last remaining players from the league, will discuss the movie based on her life. Kat Williams who has developed a significant body of research on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League will discuss the history of the league and the film’s depiction of Maybelle and the other players. This session will include a q and a.



7. Breaking Gender Barriers in Sport

Connie Carberg, First Female Scout in the NFL

Justine Siegal, First Female Coach in an MLB organization

Host, Julianna Kirschner

ASC 204

November 10, 3:30

Connie Carberg and Justine Siegal will discuss their careers and the challenges they faced as the first women to break into their respective occupations. This session will include a q and a.

Join AISMS, Dr. Dan Durbin, and Dr. Julianna Kirschner for a talk with Connie Nicholas Carberg, the NFL's first female scout! The conversation will be virtual and accessible on Zoom. Click on the link in the flyer at the time of the event: Thursday, November 5 at 3:30pm Pacific.
See you then!

AISMS invites you to attend Rhetoric, Philosophy, Art and Sport in the Ancient Olympics, a research conference.

Join Dan Durbin for a conversation with Amber Theoharis today at 3:30pm in ANN L101!

Join Dan Durbin and AISMS for a conversation with Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News. The event takes place tomorrow, October 29 at 3:30pm in ANN L101. See you there!