The Football Scholars Forum’s final session of 2017 took us to Yorkshire, figuratively speaking. Author and journalist Anthony Clavane discussed his award-winning book, Promised Land: A Northern Love Story, about Leeds (the city) and Leeds United (the club).
The conversation revolved around the themes of belonging, community, and identity. Football (and rugby!) cannot be adequately understood, Clavane’s work shows, without thinking deeply about the social, economic, political, and cultural underpinnings of sport. Leeds and United lent themselves to this kind of analysis, as they embodied broader transformations in English football and society since 1960.
Participants: Martha Saavedra, Chris Bolsmann, Tarminder Kaur, Danyel Reyche, Andrew Guest, Adam Winkel, David Kilpatrick, Alex Galarza, Peter Alegi.
Click here to listen to an audio recording of the session (for personal and educational use only):
