Golden Girls, National Heroes and Resilient Champions: An Intersectional and Computational Analysis of Social Media Commentary During the 2024 Paralympics

Dinfin K. Mulupi, Shannon Scovel, Frankie Ho Chun Wong, Aman Misra, Department of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder, College of Information , University of Tennessee, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Communication & Sport

Published online on August 23, 2025

Abstract

Communication & Sport, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 1064-1085, June 2026.
Using intersectionality and critical disability studies, this paper analyzes social media discourse from X and Instagram during the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Qualitative (n= 1,000) and computational quantitative analysis (n= 10,881) of social media ...