Sports and Politics: The challenge of rebranding community ownership of a business as Packerism
By Alan J. Kellner, PhD Candidate in Political Science and Instructor in Chicago Field Studies, Northwestern University I few years ago I was walking with my parents through the newly constructed Titletown District in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a community development project across the street from Lambeau Field, where the Green Bay Packers play their home games. It features a local brewpub, a boutique hotel, free outdoor games like foosball and shuffleboard, and a large practice field, where kids can play football. At one point, I heard my dad say, “I know who this is.” He had picked out the...
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