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Posts by Tracie Canada

Cover of Kicking by Jules Boykoff. Cover is a peach color. At the top of the cover the word Practices is centered in a handwritten script. The main title is in the middle in the same script and the author's hand printed name is at the bottom.

Cover of Kicking by Jules Boykoff. Cover is a peach color. At the top of the cover the word Practices is centered in a handwritten script. The main title is in the middle in the same script and the author's hand printed name is at the bottom.

In the lead up to the #WorldCup, pick up a copy of "Kicking" by @julesboykoff.bsky.social, which considers the beautiful game at its best and worst. Save 30% now!
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Plenary Session 1 with @traciecanada.bsky.social is underway!

#Sociology #Academia

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Sports & Society Initiative: Conversation with Tracie Canada The Sports & Society Initiative is thrilled to be joined in conversation by Tracie Canada, the Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies...

Honored and excited to host @traciecanada.bsky.social on Thursday here at WashU. If you are in the area, join us for a great conversation!

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This week, I look forward to joining @sportanthro.bsky.social for a convo about my book 😊🏈

INSA seems like a great space for @nasssbsky.bsky.social folks to check out. Learn more at sportanthro.org and maybe I’ll see you on Thursday!

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Two books in a year?!? Congratulations!!

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Franklin Research Center Announces the Opening of the Sylvia Wynter Papers, Exhibition, and Symposium - The Devil's Tale Post contributed by John B. Gartrell, director John Hope Franklin Research Center  The John Hope Franklin Research Center is pleased to share that the archive of philosopher, scholar, and author Sylvi...

"The John Hope Franklin Research Center is pleased to share that the archive of philosopher, scholar, and author Sylvia Wynter will be opened to the public beginning March 3." Alt text: photograph of Sylvia Wynter.

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Flyer for the Black In Neuro Seminar Series featuring Dr. Tracie Canada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. Event date is February 27, 2026, at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST. The flyer includes a portrait of Dr. Canada, decorative abstract shapes, and the Black In Neuro logo. A “Register Now” button links to www.blackinneuro.com

Flyer for the Black In Neuro Seminar Series featuring Dr. Tracie Canada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. Event date is February 27, 2026, at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST. The flyer includes a portrait of Dr. Canada, decorative abstract shapes, and the Black In Neuro logo. A “Register Now” button links to www.blackinneuro.com

The #BlackInNeuroSeminarSeries is back! ✨
Join us Feb 27 for a talk by Dr. Tracie Canada (Duke University) on culture, research & more. 🧠
9AM PST | 12PM EST
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#BINSeminar

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Hey, that’s me!

Check me out in all these cool places, talking about my book and research

Thanks to NPR’s Due South, CSPAN’s Book TV, and ESPN’s Andscape for the time and space to discuss race and college football

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Keep me posted!

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Making plans for MSS? Make sure to check out one of our amazing #Plenary speakers: Tracie Canada! @traciecanada.bsky.social will be presenting her #Research on the lived experiences of #Black #College #Football players.

#MSS26 #Sociology #Anthropology #SocialScience

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Always appreciate a good Lee Baker shout out

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The Quiet Zone The Quiet Zone examines what the emergence of quiet as an elite aesthetic, privilege, and entitlement means for Afro-Caribbean people who are often narrated as loud, disruptive, and disturbing, sonica...

It's almost time! So excited to celebrate my book's birthday this week--The Quiet Zone: Caribbean Expressive Cultures and the Feminist Aesthetics of Disturbance (Rutgers UP) is coming soon - Tues Jan 13th! 🤭📚 @rutgersupress.bsky.social

Pre-order here: www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-quiet-zo...

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Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore Location: Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C105, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall 114 South Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC 27708 Program: Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore—physician, educator, civic...

"Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore," January 22, 2026, 12-1:30 pm. Panel on Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore, physician, educator, civic visionary, and founder of the Durham Colored Library. Open to public.

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Huge thanks to host, Jeff Tiberii, and the whole Due South/WUNC team for the opportunity to come in and chat about my @ucpress.bsky.social book and how my work relates to the end of the current football season. It was so cool to be in studio for this conversation!

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Need something to listen to on your lunch break? Tune in today, Dec 11, to my interview on @wunc.org’s Due South! It will air at 12:15pm & 8:15pm EST, and then will post later as a podcast episode🎙️

Check out the livestream at www.wunc.org or listen live at 91.5FM in the Triangle

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Would love to!

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People Are Uploading Their Medical Records to A.I. Chatbots

“HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, doesn’t apply to the companies behind popular chatbots. Legally, said Bradley Malin… “you’re basically waiving any rights that you have with respect to medical privacy,” leaving only the protections that a given company chooses to offer.”

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"I think plenty of people write about the men that surround football b/c that's the expectation. Mothers not only give bodies to the sport, they’re giving birth to these players. They're also caring for them in a way that's different from the other people around them" - @traciecanada.bsky.social

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Total buyouts for 15 fired coaches in 2025: $228 million. That's a record by nearly $100M.

Kelly $54M
Stoops $38M
Smith $33.5M
Napier $21M
Freeze $15.8M
Gundy $15M
Wilcox $10.9M
Pittman $9.8M
Franklin $9M
Pry $6M
Foster $5M
Bray $4M
Dilfer $2.4M
Beck $1.7M
Norvell $1.5M

Total buyouts for 15 fired coaches in 2025: $228 million. That's a record by nearly $100M. Kelly $54M Stoops $38M Smith $33.5M Napier $21M Freeze $15.8M Gundy $15M Wilcox $10.9M Pittman $9.8M Franklin $9M Pry $6M Foster $5M Bray $4M Dilfer $2.4M Beck $1.7M Norvell $1.5M

This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.

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¡Buenos días, #AMSTD2025 attendees! We're thrilled to be in San Juan for the annual American Studies Association conference!

Drop by our booth to see our wide selection of books on American Studies. And visit our website to save 40% on all books on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

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So great to be back in The Big Easy for @americananthro.bsky.social's annual meeting! Drop by our booth and check out our latest books in Anthro!

Also be sure to check out our AAA website and find out how to save 40% on our displayed titles: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

#AAA2025NOLA

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Cc: @assocofblackanthro.bsky.social
@americananthro.bsky.social @audretaughtme.bsky.social @ethnography911.bsky.social @blkvoicemedium.bsky.social

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Are you in New Orleans for AAA?

Come to my last book event of the year, where brilliant colleagues have generously agreed to discuss my @ucpress.bsky.social book. Huge thanks to Lee D. Baker, Adia Benton, Chelsey R. Carter, Laurence Ralph, and Todne Thomas!

See you Sunday! 😊

#ABAxTA_NOLA

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Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions For younger writers, ages 15-21

I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...

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Hello #AAA2025NOLA attendees! A heads up that at 8:30AM tomorrow our very own editor Kate Marshall will be on the following panel:

Event: 1886 - Anthropologists Writing Trade Books
Type: Roundtable/Town Hall
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Sheraton, Napoleon BR B3 (3rd fl)

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GAD New Directions Awardees — General Anthropology Division

Excited to receive the award this weekend from the @americananthro.bsky.social’s General Anthropology Division and to accept alongside other awardees ✨✨

Read more about the other winners here: gad.americananthro.org/new-directions

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I’m honored that the work I do writing for and communicating with multiple audiences has been recognized with an honorable mention for the GAD New Directions Award!

This is special to me because it recognizes a critical element of my scholarship that is often downplayed in academia

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Check out this clip from my interview on @endofsportpod.bsky.social about my book

Full episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3NQ3...

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