Amber Roessner
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Location | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| Introduction | Amber Roessner is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee's School of Journalism and Electronic Media. Her first book, Inventing Baseball Heroes: Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson & the Sporting Press in America, was released by LSU Press in June 2014. Her research involves the cultural history of (sports) media and its intersection with race, gender, and class. She also serves as a freelance writer for local newspapers and magazines covering a variety of topics from health and education to sports-related issues. |
| Interests | journalism, research, media history, sports, hiking |
| Favorite movies | The Natural, Terms of Endearment, Dan in Real Life, Schindler's List |
| Favorite music | The Eagles, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Classic Rock. |
| Favorite books | And the Dead Shall Rise, Fire in a Canebreak, novels by Patti Henry Callihan & Nicolas Sparks. |