Dec 09, 2022
Tammy Rae Matthews, assistant professor in the online sports journalism and digital journalism master's degree programs, contributed a chapter in a book published in June.
The chapter, "Publicity Maven, Social-Justice Defender and Former Altar Boy: Mr. Gay Namibia Decolonizes the Gay Beauty Pageant and the World,” was published in the Routledge book “Drag in the Digital Global Public Sphere: Queer Visibility,
Online Discourse and Political Change.” The book explores gender performance in worldwide online spaces.
In other news:
- Matthews contributed editorial assistance to Dr. Kathleen M. Ryan and Dr. David Staton’s Routledge text, “Interactive Documentary: Decolonizing Practice-Based Research.” Supported by practice-based research, this volume expands on
the emerging field of interactive documentaries and strives to give voice to diverse practitioners. Matthews interviewed two significant authorities in the field and thus contributed to two chapters in the text: “Prof. Aashish Kumar in Conversation
with Tammy Rae Matthews” and “Tessa Ratuszynska in Conversation with Tammy Rae Matthews.”
- Matthews presented her dissertation project, “Queering Namibian Sport: An Oral History,” as part of the Sport Communication Interest Group (SCIG) at the 72nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), held
in Paris, France, in May. Her presentation featured the narratives from and about LGBTI athletes in Namibia, Africa. The oral histories navigated the intersection of media, sport, gender, sexuality, race, community, history and power.
- In October, Matthews presented “Queering Namibian Sport: A Summary” at the 56th annual meeting of the Oral History Association (OHA) in Los Angeles, California.