If you like football—or if you dislike it but are still interested by its success, or even if you don’t care much about but are interested in American cultural or social history—do read this essay. weeklystandard.com/michael-nelson…

Well, this is a surprise. I’m described as “cultural-studies-based (but not scary),” which I’ll take. Thanks to Jim for pointing me to it.

Bay Area people: last reading for a while. Tomorrow at Book Passage, Ferry Building. 6pm. Hope to see you there!

Like she said.

Watch an interview with Jesse Berrett, author of PIGSKIN NATION, on Beyond the Game: wpcommunitymedia.org/beyond-the-gam…

Hey all. Hoping @admcgregor85 or Paul Putz or maybe Natalia Mehlman Petrzela (sorry, just randomly trying e-friends) still has a JAH subscription. (Mine lapsed lo these many years ago.) My book got reviewed in the June issue. Was hoping someone had access so I could see. Thanks!

Exciting to get mentioned in this sharp analysis of trade unionism and the increasing stratification of European football: thesefootballtimes.co/2019/06/06/how…

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Excited to read there’s more to come. My review of the first 5 from Valancourt Books : Thought you'd appreciate my take on Paperbacks from Hell (goodreads.com/review/show/22…) and the first 5 books (goodreads.com/review/show/28…).

Pigskin Nation lives! I'll be on in about 45 minutes. While my students work on their research papers. Teaching!

So, after some technical difficulties, was able to get on and have a great conversation with Brooks. Got a chance to shout out profloumoore as well.

LAST WEEK! Get them what they (and you) really want this year: BOOKS! All books are 40% off using Promo Code WINTER19 Sale ends Dec. 14. Start shopping here: press.uillinois.edu @JillianBaez LaShawn Harris Jesse Berrett @doctoraval Himanee GuptaCarlson @yhoward76 @smi_ian

"The NFL, to grow its business, spent the post-war decades single-mindedly pursuing cultural currency," writes author Jesse Berrett zps.la/2Ip566N

#OTD #NationalFootballDay Get on the gridiron with this #football reading list! DYED IN CRIMSON Zev Eleff (pre-order) go.illinois.edu/f22eleff FROM FOOTBALL TO SOCCER Brian D. Bunk go.illinois.edu/s21bunk (1/2)

NFL FOOTBALL go.illinois.edu/F20crepeau KANSAS CITY VS OAKLAND @mattcehrlich go.illinois.edu/f19ehrlich PIGSKIN NATION Jesse Berrett go.illinois.edu/s18berrett (2/2)

Next, Chapter 3 sees Jesse Berrett explore how President Nixon used his playing experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of football (🏈 not ⚽️) as a political tool #twitterstorians #sportshistory RichardNixonLibrary