My research focuses on the intersections between sport and social politics in the twentieth century. My current work looks at the relationships between social movements from the late 1950s to the late 1970s and professional American football. I wrote a dissertation titled: "Political Football: Social Movements and the Professional American Gridiron, 1955-1979," and and am working toward publishing it as a book. I am also interested in the cultural relationships between sport and urban America and feminist sport history. Other areas of interest include:
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