Like mom and apple pie, football brings Americans together. It enables spectators to participate in collective life loudly and (sometimes) proudly, despite competing team loyalties. Because such ...

Michèle Lamont
Michèle Lamont is professor of sociology and African American studies at Harvard; director, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; and codirector, Successful Societies Program, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. She is the past president of the American Sociological Association and the 2017 recipient of the prestigious Erasmus Prize. You can read more about her research here.