1. NBC’S PORTRAYAL OF U.S. AND CANADIAN HOCKEY PLAYERS ON THE OLYMPIC STAGE: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF GENDER, RACE, AND NATIONALITY ISSUES IN THE COMMENTARY Open Access Author: Poniatowski, Kelly L. Title: NBC’S PORTRAYAL OF U.S. AND CANADIAN HOCKEY PLAYERS ON THE OLYMPIC STAGE: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF GENDER, RACE, AND NATIONALITY ISSUES IN THE COMMENTARY Graduate Program: Mass Communications Keywords: Olympicsracenationalitysexual differencehegemonic masculinityhockey File: Download Microsoft_Word_-_Kelly_Poniatowski-Final_Thesis-_July_10_2008.pdf Committee Members: Marie Hardin, Committee Chair/Co-ChairJohn Spicer Nichols, Committee Chair/Co-ChairColleen Connolly Ahern, Committee MemberMichelle E Day, Committee Member