KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Feb. 16, 2026 \u2013 Courtney M. Cox follows athletes, coaches, journalists and advocates of women\u2019s basketball as they pursue careers within the sport. She also explores the intersection of race and gender against the backdrop of many leagues around the United States and the world, such as the WNBA and the NCAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Cox\u2019s book, Double Crossover: Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball,<\/em> she explores how Black women and nonbinary athletes maneuver through the global sports media complex. Cox, a former ESPN associate director and now associate professor at the University of Oregon, will discuss her book and work during the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Humanities and Popular Culture\/Counterculture lecture series<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cox\u2019s talk<\/a>, followed by a book signing and reception, will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m., <\/strong>in the Hope Room of the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center, 45 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The year-long lecture series, hosted by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Center for the Humanities<\/a>, has already featured talks on music and social justice, art and Black Southern life, and Indigenous peoples\u2019 space in pop culture. The series is co-sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Research and Economic Development, Department of Gender and Women\u2019s Studies, a grant from the Mellon Foundation, and Department of Philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cox\u2019s presentation, which begins the series\u2019 spring schedule, will also be livestreamed through the lecture series\u2019 website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the University of Oregon, Cox\u2019s research examines issues related to identity, technology and labor through sports. Cox is also co-director with Perry Johnson of The Sound of Victory,<\/em> a multi-platform digital humanities project that intersects music, sound and sport. Along with ESPN, Cox also previously worked for the Longhorn Network, National Public Radio affiliate KPCC in California and the WNBA\u2019s Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cox\u2019s talk will be followed by a discussion on Taylor Swift by Stephanie Burt, a Harvard University professor and poetry expert, on Thursday, March 26. The series concludes on Thursday, April 23, with a talk on Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The full speaker roster can be found on the lecture series\u2019 website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n