Project #3 Topic Proposal
For my project I will study the discourse community of swimming. I have been swimming competitively for about 11 years and know what its like to be a member of a swim team. I am also currently swimming on the club swim team for Ohio University. I have been on many different teams throughout the years, but i have noticed that the general discourse community is the same. One thing about swimming that many people don't understand is that it is actually a very hard and competitive sport. I hope by conducting this ethnographical research and writing about the discourse community of swimmers, people will be able to get an inside look at what swimming is all about.
Your topic looks good. Remember that for Friday, you need to look at the existing literature about swimming. You might find something in the library databases in journals focused on athletics or something similar. You might also have to use Google. Good luck.
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