It was very interesting reading about different discourses this weekend. At first you think of discourses as being broad and limited, but then once you think about it, you come to the conclusion that they can be very particular and detailed. When you think about discourses you think about the usual ones such as different races or gender, but the discourse I found in a video takes place within the same person. For example, I am in a sorority and play basketball for my college. Both of these discourses are extreme opposites. The way I interact with my “sisters” is totally different then how I interact with my team. For the video I chose, I chose the same type of thing. I chose a student athlete, which is two different discourses for one person. They align in the way that focus is involved in both and routine is involved in both. They collide in the sense that you strive to achieve totally different thing. Studying is a very quiet, still focus while basketball is a loud, physical focus even though it involves mental preparation as well. In this commercial that is played every year during March Madness basketball tournament, it shows how athletes are “going pro in something other than sports”. Sometimes people do not realize the extra effort that goes into being a successful student while being a successful athlete. This video shows that athletes can be more than a “jock” while it displays the two different discourses
