Connecting to the Theories of COM 215

As I had mentioned in my previous blog post, I have slightly altered the direction of my research question; a necessary action in order to angle my work in a more historical fashion. With that said, I wanted to tell you all about my constant thoughts on what theory, from Dr. Ryan's COM 215 class, most tightly knits with with the mesh of my question.

What did I come up with? :
The theory of presentism."

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, presentism "is a a mode of historical analysis in which present-day ideas and perspectives are anachronistically (pertaining to or containing an anachronism) introduced into depictions or interpretations of the past. Some modern historians seek to avoid presentism in their work because they believe it creates a distorted understanding of their subject matter."
After learning more about this theory I established that I would like to look more closely at the vision of the first female sideline reporters...

Presentism is involved in the vision of the female sideline reporters because it can show how people today may have a hard time understanding how the first female sideline reporters may have been different in style, or in terms of how the media audience saw them.
I have uploaded two photos for comparison (Lesley Visser in green; Michele Tafoya in blue).
I will dive more analytically into these images in my next post, but a key thing to note is how Visser looks much more laid back and somewhat pale, Tafoya looks sheik and sexy. Her skin is much darker and tan looking, and her oufit is much more unique and ditinct.


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Blog Master Nilsen