Events

Upcoming Events

Tackling the Everyday with Tracie Canada

January 22

The Department of Anthropology and The Sports and Society Initiative at Ohio State University bring Tracie Canada to campus to discuss her book: Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football. Limited copies of the book will be available for free to students.

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3rd Annual Sports and Activism Symposium

February 11

Get ready for an exciting virtual event where sports meets activism. Hear from renowned, passionate speakers, athletes, and changemakers who are using the power of sports to make a real difference. Whether you’re a fan, an athlete, or just curious about how sports can inspire social change, this symposium has something for you.

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Kinesiology Colloquium Welcomes Dr. Tracie Canada

February 20

The Department of Kinesiology at UNC Greensboro is pleased to welcome Dr. Tracie Canada (Duke University) for this month’s Graduate Student Colloquium. Drawing from her recent book, Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football, Dr. Canada presents ethnographic research about how Black college football players navigate the exploitative systems that structure their everyday lives, and who helps them do it.

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Sports & Society Initiative: Conversation with Tracie Canada

March 26

The Sports & Society Initiative at Wash U is thrilled to be joined in conversation by Tracie Canada. Dr. Canada will discuss her new book: Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football. Excerpts from the book will be distributed in advance and select copies will be available for purchase.

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Plenary Lecture for the Midwest Sociological Society

March 27

We are excited to welcome our 2026 plenary speakers, Dr. Valerie Francisco-Menchavez and Dr. Tracie Canada. They will reflect on this year's conference theme: "Care and the Sociological Vocation: Learning About, Through, and With Care."

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