Current PROJECTS
Take That for Data: Decoding Identity, Sport, and Technology
Key Areas:
Wearable Technology
Theories of the Human
AI in Sport
Technological innovation in Sports Media
Predictive Tech in Sporting Labor (Drafts, Free Agency, etc.)
Sports Gambling + Tech
THE SOUND OF VICTORY: MUSIC, SPORT, AND SOCIETY
The Sound of Victory (SOV) is an interdisciplinary, multi-platform project dedicated to investigating the deeply-intertwined relationship between music and sport. Led by Courtney M. Cox and Perry B. Johnson, SOV interrogates the historical intersection of music and sport to further explore questions of citizenship, community, history, and culture, with a particular focus on issues of authenticity, identity, belonging, space/place, mythology, inclusion/exclusion, power and political economy. Bridging interdisciplinary research projects, multimedia productions, and public events, SOV seeks to foster connections between faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students from UO, USC, and beyond, with key actors from across the music and sporting industries. SOV works to address key gaps in music and sport knowledge by providing resources for researchers, students, and educators, and sharing new insights into the historical connection between music and sport through the publication of research, and the organization of related programs, panels, and events.
Look out for our forthcoming edited collection, The Sound of Victory: Music, Sport, and Society (NYU Press, 2026)
Key Areas:
Space and Place through Music + Sport
Politics of Play
Political Economy of Music + Sport
Cultural History of Super Bowl Halftime Show
Performance of the Nation through Sport + Sound