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Karl Bullock

Karl Bullock is a PhD Candidate in the Rhetoric, Media, and Publics doctoral program. His research explores the rhetorical power and constraints of the sports arena as a protest site. Karl is interested in the transformation of the Black American athlete and their civic engagement through a historical and contemporary lens. Specifically, he aims to examine how commercial interests foster regulation and censorship of Black American athletes’ political and social protests. Additionally, Karl is interested in the growing commercialization and privatization of professional sports and its relationship to restrictions on the scope of protest movements and transient attitudes for making structural change in the 21st Century.