Michael L. Butterworth

805 total citations
31 papers, 515 citations indexed

About

Michael L. Butterworth is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Butterworth has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 515 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Gender Studies, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Butterworth's work include Sports, Gender, and Society (20 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (15 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (14 papers). Michael L. Butterworth is often cited by papers focused on Sports, Gender, and Society (20 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (15 papers) and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (14 papers). Michael L. Butterworth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Czechia. Michael L. Butterworth's co-authors include Andrew C. Billings, Paul D. Turman, Jimmy Sanderson, Jeffrey W. Kassing, Mary Elizabeth Anderson, Doug Risner, Daniel Jackson, Alina Bernstein, Michael B. Devlin and Chuka Onwumechili and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Communication, International Review for the Sociology of Sport and Communication Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Butterworth

30 papers receiving 450 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael L. Butterworth United States	16	380	337	140	98	61	31	515
Darnell M. Hunt United States	9	238 0.6×	340 1.0×	106 0.8×	57 0.6×	57 0.9×	14	516
Mary Douglas Vavrus United States	10	212 0.6×	104 0.3×	101 0.7×	66 0.7×	51 0.8×	17	323
Grant Farred United States	13	181 0.5×	334 1.0×	16 0.1×	27 0.3×	82 1.3×	75	437
Amy Richards Russia	3	242 0.6×	148 0.4×	32 0.2×	28 0.3×	30 0.5×	5	370
Jean M. Humez	5	168 0.4×	164 0.5×	68 0.5×	33 0.3×	53 0.9×	11	348
Jennifer Baumgardner	3	243 0.6×	147 0.4×	32 0.2×	28 0.3×	30 0.5×	6	370
Sue Thornham United Kingdom	11	128 0.3×	121 0.4×	50 0.4×	31 0.3×	57 0.9×	28	359
Camille Paglia United States	7	133 0.3×	136 0.4×	16 0.1×	51 0.5×	81 1.3×	27	421
Clint C. Wilson United States	8	112 0.3×	174 0.5×	179 1.3×	52 0.5×	52 0.9×	13	381
Gillian Howie United Kingdom	7	140 0.4×	126 0.4×	19 0.1×	32 0.3×	26 0.4×	22	306

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2025). On Rhetorical Theory and Criticism in Sport Communication. Communication & Sport. 13(5). 853–860. 1 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L., et al.. (2023). Kyrie Irving, vaccine hesitancy, and the politics of rugged individualism. 58(1). 47–69. 1 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L.. (2020). There Is No Unity, Only Politics: A Reply to Kurtz. Communication & Sport. 9(2). 188–197. 4 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L.. (2020). Sport and the Quest for Unity: How the Logic of Consensus Undermines Democratic Culture. Communication & Sport. 8(4-5). 452–472. 16 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L., et al.. (2019). Sport, Rhetoric, and Political Struggle. 17 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L.. (2019). George W. Bush as the “Man in the Arena”: Baseball, Public Memory, and the Rhetorical Redemption of a President. Rhetoric and Public Affairs. 22(1). 1–32. 4 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L., et al.. (2016). Adrian Peterson and the “Wussification of America”: Football and Myths of Masculinity. Communication Quarterly. 65(3). 268–284. 11 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L., et al.. (2016). American Mythology and Ambivalent Rhetoric inFriday Night Lights. Southern Communication Journal. 81(2). 92–106. 6 indexed citations

Butterworth, Michael L.. (2016). Sport as Rhetorical Artifact. 25–39.

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Butterworth, Michael L. & Jeffrey W. Kassing. (2014). Introduction to “Mapping the Terrain”. Communication & Sport. 3(1). 3–7. 3 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2014). Nate Silver and Campaign 2012: Sport, the Statistical Frame, and the Rhetoric of Electoral Forecasting. Journal of Communication. 64(5). 895–914. 12 indexed citations

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Anderson, Mary Elizabeth, Doug Risner, & Michael L. Butterworth. (2013). The Praxis of Teaching Artists in Theatre and Dance: International Perspectives on Preparation, Practice and Professional Identity. International journal of education and the arts. 14(5). 5 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2013). Public Memorializing in the Stadium. Communication & Sport. 2(3). 203–224. 24 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2012). The Passion of the Tebow: Sports Media and Heroic Language in the Tragic Frame. Critical Studies in Media Communication. 30(1). 17–33. 16 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2012). Public Memory and Penn State. Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 12(4). 369–372. 1 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2011). Saved at Home: Christian Branding and Faith Nights in the “Church of Baseball”. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 97(3). 309–333. 17 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2008). Fox Sports, Super Bowl XLII, and the Affirmation of American Civil Religion. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 32(3). 318–323. 30 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2007). Race in “The Race”: Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Heroic Constructions of Whiteness. Critical Studies in Media Communication. 24(3). 228–244. 46 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2006). Pitchers and Catchers. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 30(2). 138–157. 25 indexed citations

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Butterworth, Michael L.. (2005). Ritual in the “Church of Baseball”: Suppressing the Discourse of Democracy after 9/11. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 2(2). 107–129. 37 indexed citations

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