Blake Scott Ball
@blakescottball.bsky.social
Historian and author. Books: Charlie Brown’s America (Oxford, 2021), Batman: The Making of an American Myth (Oxford, forthcoming).
What is it like living with cartoon characters in your head? Let me tell you… greatscott.substack.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Charlie Brown
A day in the life of your friendly neighborhood pop culture historian!
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January 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What is it like living with cartoon characters in your head? Let me tell you… greatscott.substack.com/p/life-with-...
I’m headed out for the AHA in NYC tomorrow evening. Panel on comics (talking Batman and politics!!) on Saturday morning. Who else is going to be there??
January 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m headed out for the AHA in NYC tomorrow evening. Panel on comics (talking Batman and politics!!) on Saturday morning. Who else is going to be there??
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@blakescottball.bsky.social 's Charlie Brown's America is so good for this; accessibly written and deals with subject material that most N. American's would be familiar with using the context of well known characters
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Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts
Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts : Ball, Blake Scott: Amazon.ca: Livres
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December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
@blakescottball.bsky.social 's Charlie Brown's America is so good for this; accessibly written and deals with subject material that most N. American's would be familiar with using the context of well known characters
www.amazon.ca/Charlie-Brow...
www.amazon.ca/Charlie-Brow...
Rain or shine, you knew the Peanuts crew would be up for a parade! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Rain or shine, you knew the Peanuts crew would be up for a parade! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Folks can say whatever they want, no SNL political impersonation will ever be more perfect than Larry David as Bernie Sanders 😂
a man in a suit and tie is saying we 're doomed on cnn
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying we 're doomed on cnn
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November 25, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Folks can say whatever they want, no SNL political impersonation will ever be more perfect than Larry David as Bernie Sanders 😂
When unpacking from a move, you find loads of things you’d forgotten about. The box here is *years* worth of notes and research (doesn’t include all the digital work I did) that went into making CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA. Wild looking at it all in one spot!
November 23, 2024 at 6:50 PM
When unpacking from a move, you find loads of things you’d forgotten about. The box here is *years* worth of notes and research (doesn’t include all the digital work I did) that went into making CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA. Wild looking at it all in one spot!
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Shit i forgot to link @blakescottball.bsky.social’s book. I already have it. You should too.
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November 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Shit i forgot to link @blakescottball.bsky.social’s book. I already have it. You should too.
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Christmas comes early for our Patreon supporters. Join pop culture historian @blakescottball.bsky.social and me to talk about how A Charlie Brown Christmas almost didn’t happen and the popular politics of Peanuts in the 20th century. Subscribe below to support #HATM
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A Charlie Brown Christmas I PATREON EXCLUSIVE
YouTube video by Historians at The Movies
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November 22, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Christmas comes early for our Patreon supporters. Join pop culture historian @blakescottball.bsky.social and me to talk about how A Charlie Brown Christmas almost didn’t happen and the popular politics of Peanuts in the 20th century. Subscribe below to support #HATM
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My blog post “Remember the Hero” reflects on writing about cowardice & war cambridgeblog.org/2024/11/reme...
Remember the Hero: Writing about Cowardice and War
Dread Danger: Combat and Courage in the American Civil War originated with my long-time interest in an anti-heroic, non-triumphant approach to war.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
My blog post “Remember the Hero” reflects on writing about cowardice & war cambridgeblog.org/2024/11/reme...
If you haven’t checked it out, The Penguin on HBO was excellent. It will be a landmark in this new era of streaming TV and Hollywood film interconnectivity. The acting is phenomenal and the writing is top tier.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM
If you haven’t checked it out, The Penguin on HBO was excellent. It will be a landmark in this new era of streaming TV and Hollywood film interconnectivity. The acting is phenomenal and the writing is top tier.
Thank you, Robbie 🙏
Enjoyed getting this book a Christmas or 2 back. A very interesting slice of our culture and history.
November 16, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Thank you, Robbie 🙏
Thank you to all the new followers. I’m following back and looking forward to getting to know folks!
Okay, folks, I’m here. I’m the author of CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA with Oxford and I’m currently writing a new cultural biography of BATMAN. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0190...
Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts: Ball, Blake Scott: 9780190090463: Amazon.com: Books
Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts [Ball, Blake Scott] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts
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November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Thank you to all the new followers. I’m following back and looking forward to getting to know folks!
Okay, folks, I’m here. I’m the author of CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA with Oxford and I’m currently writing a new cultural biography of BATMAN. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0190...
Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts: Ball, Blake Scott: 9780190090463: Amazon.com: Books
Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts [Ball, Blake Scott] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts
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November 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Okay, folks, I’m here. I’m the author of CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA with Oxford and I’m currently writing a new cultural biography of BATMAN. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0190...
Christmas came early! Can’t wait to dive in!!
December 22, 2023 at 12:44 AM
Christmas came early! Can’t wait to dive in!!
Someone someday is going to get ahold of my book collection and wonder why in the world there are all these notes about Batman in the margins of this Edgar Allan Poe biography. 😂
December 7, 2023 at 1:54 PM
Someone someday is going to get ahold of my book collection and wonder why in the world there are all these notes about Batman in the margins of this Edgar Allan Poe biography. 😂
The Outlook app is superior to Gmail.
There, I said it.
There, I said it.
November 15, 2023 at 2:23 PM
The Outlook app is superior to Gmail.
There, I said it.
There, I said it.
Honored to be featured by Oxford University Press over on that other app. I get to work with some of the very best folks with OUP. So thankful for their partnership!
November 14, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Honored to be featured by Oxford University Press over on that other app. I get to work with some of the very best folks with OUP. So thankful for their partnership!
Finally got the chance to see CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA in a real life book exhibit!!! As a grad student, I used to walk around those exhibits daydreaming about some distance day when my work might be on the table. Now it’s got front row placement at the @OxUniPress table!
November 10, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Finally got the chance to see CHARLIE BROWN’S AMERICA in a real life book exhibit!!! As a grad student, I used to walk around those exhibits daydreaming about some distance day when my work might be on the table. Now it’s got front row placement at the @OxUniPress table!
I was interviewed for a really insightful piece in @TheAtlantic on Snoopy’s unique connection to Gen Z. Check it out!
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The Hero Gen Z Needs
Snoopy can’t help but feel overwhelmed in a tumultuous world. Sound familiar?
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October 26, 2023 at 4:50 PM
I was interviewed for a really insightful piece in @TheAtlantic on Snoopy’s unique connection to Gen Z. Check it out!
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I cannot explain it, but I love the latest @reeses commercial with the dancing skeletons. youtu.be/qafzHkc2rjs?...
Reese's Halloween | Pumped :15 | 2023 Commercial #ReleaseTheReese
#ReleaseTheReese
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October 16, 2023 at 5:46 PM
I cannot explain it, but I love the latest @reeses commercial with the dancing skeletons. youtu.be/qafzHkc2rjs?...
Robert Caro had to cut 350,000 words from his finished manuscript for THE POWERBROKER, a book that is over 1,100 pages long 👀
October 6, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Robert Caro had to cut 350,000 words from his finished manuscript for THE POWERBROKER, a book that is over 1,100 pages long 👀
So nice to see so many of the old friends from #twitterstorians over here. I missed you folks!
September 20, 2023 at 12:34 AM
So nice to see so many of the old friends from #twitterstorians over here. I missed you folks!
Hello, Bluesky crew. I’m new here. I’m a historian and author writing about the intersection of pop culture and American identity. I’d appreciate your follow 😁
September 19, 2023 at 1:28 AM
Hello, Bluesky crew. I’m new here. I’m a historian and author writing about the intersection of pop culture and American identity. I’d appreciate your follow 😁