John Kelly
@jkelly1887.bsky.social
Pacifist & academic. Work includes: critical analyses of everyday militarism; Scottish football & 'sectarianism'; sports fandom; social theory & sport. Personal account https://edinburgh.academia.edu/johnkelly
Happy Friday folks. It's not every Friday you take delivery of your own book. Dedicated to my granda, dad and brother. 🕊️💚
Out today. Shameless advertising again - my new book that critically analyses the sport-military relationship in Britain. Digital and hard copies available www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops”
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance:
routledge.com
Out today. Shameless advertising again - my new book that critically analyses the sport-military relationship in Britain. Digital and hard copies available www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops”
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance:
routledge.com
Great to see focus on benefits of Scotland's colleges. If I hadn't benefited from Dundee College education i'd never have gone to university. I'm now an academic at Edinburgh University & next week my 4th book is released. Save our Colleges. DC was instrumental #BBCTheSundayShow
Just in time for Remembrance Sunday/period. Read about why many feel alienated by the red poppy and support the troops initiatives. Discover the coordinated British govt strategy to increase support for unpopular wars www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops”
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance:
routledge.com
Ed Milliband being asked about 'Prince' Andrew situation. He says the govt will "be guided by the Royal Family". 🤦♂️😂 So, the man caught lying and paying off a main victim in child sex abuse allegations will answer to....his family, and the govt will do as told ..by his family 🤦♂️
Want to understand more about how Remembrance Sunday has become Remembrance Period, and how/why sport has been used to 'remember' British militarism? Release date fast approaching 👇👇👇👇 www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
Israel is committing mass murder right now. If the extremist leaders and defenders of Israel wish to continually refer to it as a 'Jewish state', that is on them. It doesn't make opponents of Israel anti-Jewish.
Allegations of anti-Semitism are often (usually) merely asserted without definition or evidence enabling political protest to be branded bigoted by its opponents. It's a convenient tactic that Irish-Catholics in Scotland have witnessed with the use of the term 'sectarian'.
An isolated and extreme act of violence against Jews in Manchester now (all too predictably) being used to justify prohibiting protest against Israel's murderous genocide. Criticising Israel's genocide is not anti-Jew.
Won't riot about Water Companies, cost £16bn a year Won't riot about Banks, steal £82bn a year. Won't riot about Supermarkets, take £20bn a year, 4x in 3 years. Won't riot about Energy Companies, stealing £130bn a year. Will riot about Asylum Seekers, cost less than £3bn a year.
They never, ever mention WHY Energy is unaffordable, or housing, or the NHS, or Adult Social Care, or Child Social Care. Because the problem is always the same, billionaires sucking billions out of the system in 'profit' into their tax havens.
On yet another British military-related 'remembrance' day, here's a reminder of my upcoming book that explains the political and ideological rationale for such continual propaganda. www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
My forthcoming monograph -British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: "Support the Troops - is now available to pre-order. www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops”
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops” critically explores the complex and evolving relationship between sport and militarism in the UK, offering an in-depth analysis of how poli...
routledge.com
www.routledge.com/British-Mili...
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops”
British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance: “Support the Troops” critically explores the complex and evolving relationship between sport and militarism in the UK, offering an in-depth analysis of how poli...
routledge.com
Sport and militarism on steroids. So much for keeping politics out of sport
sanneru.bsky.social@sanneru.bsky.social · last yr.Trump and Infantino at the opening ceremony of the FIFA Club World Cup. Melania with sun glasses at the national anthem. I heard Boos or is this American way of cheering?
Just a reminder that I'm selling a book about 🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄🏄....
Matt McDowell@handle.invalid · last yr.Today, Cambridge Scholars Publishing have released the paperback of Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland. The cost is £33.99. Buy it here. www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-... Watch me (thrillingly) read snippets of reviews of my book:
No money for people with disabilities. No money for the elderly. No money for children in poverty. Always money for war.
Wee Jamesey and Maestro are all set for the Cup Final. 🍀💚
How long is the world going to sit back and allow Israel to murder children and other civilians? This is beyond disgusting.
A glowing review of Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland, by Kristin Lawler in Idrottsforum.
Pioneer study of Scottish surfing – a modern classic
In Surfing and Modernity in the North of Scotland (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), Matthew McDowell discusses the existence and evolution of surfing in the north of Scotland. But this is also a histor...
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This is a great example of what I call "The Corporate Culpability Paradox" in my upcoming book (British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance and Support The Troops". 👇👇👇
Want to learn about: Corporate Culpability Paradox Incorporating by Proxy Operation Tribute to Freedom Shared Cultural Codes Discursive Formations Symbolic Annihilation of dissent 4 relational constituents of militarism....and more?
John Kelly@jkelly1887.bsky.social · last yr.Coming to book stores soon: "British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance and Support the Troops". Contract signed and manuscript almost complete. ✊🤞
Coming to book stores soon: "British Militarism, Sport, Remembrance and Support the Troops". Contract signed and manuscript almost complete. ✊🤞
ICYMI. And then we alight from the self-publicity wagon on this particular publication.
Matt McDowell@handle.invalid · last yr.A NEW ARTICLE by me for Northern Scotland. On surfing, environment, tourism, & tension in Caithness & Sutherland. Ft. Dounreay, the NC500, the NDA, the STB, & *lots* of The Surfer's Path: the gang's all here. Based on research from my recent book. @edinburghup.bsky.social doi.org/10.3366/nor....
Quite the quirk of fate - VE Day 80 years and today I'm writing the preface to a very overdue project I'm dying to tell you all about .....sport and the 'hero'-fication of British militarism you say? 🤔
BBC news is incredible😂 Criticising Russia for linking WW2 to current war with Ukraine....yet not a word about Britain doing the same with its VE military parade parading Ukraine soldiers & MoD tweeting about them fighting for freedom. 😂