Race and Sports Commentary with Paul Campbell

In this episode, Dr Dan Kilvington speaks with Dr Paul Campbell about racialised representations within the sport media, paying close attention to sports commentary. Paul discusses his own empirical research which illustrated that black athletes, for instance, are less likely to be praised by commentators for cognitive qualities such as intelligence when compared to their white counterparts. He outlines where such stereotypes originate from and the impact of them. ITV commentator, Sam Matterface, and Sheffield United striker, David McGoldrick, also feature.