Watching the early minutes of the first match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament, I was surprised to find myself tearing up ...

Carlin Wing
Carlin Wing is an artist, media scholar, and assistant professor and chair of media studies at Scripps College. Her current book project, “Bounce: A History of Balls, Walls, and Gaming Bodies,” follows an array of bouncing balls through the histories of electronic and nonelectronic games, across the spectrum of play, game, and sport, and into the domains of physics, material science, animation, and computing. Playing Along, her ongoing collaboration with musician John Dieterich about the possibilities and politics of soccer, most recently involved an improvised musical performance to the live broadcast of the Sweden–Germany FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal game.
Hopelessly Devoted: Why We Watch Sports
My father called me the other day to ask if I was in a good mood. The Mets were in first place, having triumphed in their season opener. These days Mets fan cherish even the briefest of moments on ...