Zoe Tzanis graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with dual degrees in Journalism and Government. Their research uses sports as a vantage point to explore how identity and culture are constructed and negotiated. They are specifically interested in questions surrounding the digitization of sports and sports media and how media technologies re-orient subjectivities and values.
Academic Publications
Tzanis, Z. (2026). Co-framing the 2024 WNBA playoffs: ESPN’s deferential approach to selling misogynoir. Television and New Media. 0(0). (Forthcoming)
Tzanis, Z. (2025). The Emergence of the Athlete-Creative: Negotiating Boundaries in Digital Sports Media. Communication & Sport, 0(0). https://doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/21674795251408024
Tzanis, Z. (2025). From allyship to erasure: German media and LGBTQ+ politics at the 2022 Men’s World Cup. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 22(4), 478–496. https://doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/14791420.2025.2552678
“Win or Shut Up: Backlash and the 2023 Women’s World Cup” Co-written with Kathryn Hartzell. Politics in Sports Media 2023. The Center for Sports Communication & Media (CSCM) at The University of Texas at Austin. https://moody.utexas.edu/centers/sports-communication-media/politics-sports-media