Special issue of Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies examines Penn State tragedy

(Originally published 5/25/12)

The August 2012 issue of Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies is a special issue dedicated to the Penn State tragedy. The issue contains 27 articles from a range of scholarly perspectives, including cultural studies, sociology of sport, education, and critical media studies. Jennifer Proffitt (Florida State) and I contributed an article on "brand logic" in intercollegiate athletics and the detrimental role of that logic in ethical decision-making.

The issue's table of contents is available after the jump, and here is a link to the online articles.

Introduction - Policing the 'Penn State Crisis': Violence, Power, and the Neoliberal University Michael Giardina and Norman Denzin Universities Gone Wild: Big Money, Big Sports, and the Scandalous Abuse at Penn State Henry Giroux and Susan Searls Giroux Missing Pieces, Repetitive Practices: Child Sexual Exploitation and Institutional Settings Karen M. Staller Emboldened Patriarchy in Higher Education: Feminist Readings of Capitalism, Violence, and Power Gaile S. Cannella and Michelle Salazar Perez Living the Question of Responsibility Mirka Koro-Ljungberg Value(s) Deferred: The Excellent University Today Greg Dimitriadis Penn State: Power and its Pernicious Fear of Scandal Charles R. Garoian Because "We Are..." C. Michael Elavsky Of Victims and Markets: The Neoliberal University and the Spectacle of Civic Branding Jordan Bass, Joshua Newman, and Michael Giardina Normal Crimes at Penn State David Altheide and John Johnson To Be or Not To Bea Snitch or a Whistle-Blower: Years of Silence at Penns State Beto Gutierrez and Peter McLaren On Pragmatism and Esteem Melba Hoffer Penn State's "Success with Honor": How Institutional Structure and Brand Logic Disincentivized Discloure Jennifer M. Proffitt and Thomas F. Corrigan

Success without Honor: Cultures of Silence and the Penn State Scandal Cheryl Cooky Unnecessary Roughness: ESPN's Construction of Hypermasculine Citizenship in the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal Brian L. Ott Deliberation in the Midst of Crisis Heather Adams, Jeremy Engels, Michael J. Faris, Debra Hawhee, and Mark Hlavacik Post Silence: Visible Markers of Collective Remembrance, Awareness, and Action Toward Systemic Change Jennifer Motter, Yuha Jung, Lillian Lewis, Amy Bloom, and Yenju Lin Education-Coach as Stranger Brian T. Gearity and Jim Denison "Becoming Feminist": An Untimely Meditation on Football Patti Lather "Sexual Hyenas" and Programs for At-Risk Youth: Structural Opportunities for Abuse Ellen E. Moore All things in Moderation: "Saint" Joe Paterno Robert E. Rinehart Public Memory and Penn State: On the "Legacy" of Joe Paterno Michael L. Butterworth Joe Paterno, White Patriarchy, and Privilege: Nostalgia and the Football-Media Complex David J. Leonard Remembering the Paternos Davis W. Houck At Penn State, a Bitter Reckoning Michael Berube When Those We Call Great Fall Ronald J. Pelias