Football and Contemporary History in Germany – start of a new lecture series
The newcomers’ club invites to a new English lecture series. The first lecture to come is about “Football and Contemporary History in Germany”. The connection between sports, history and politics might not strike everybody’s eye on the first glimpse, but in fact they are intricately intertwined. For example, recent discussions about the exclusion of the Russian team from the Olympics have way more to it than a mere debate about sports. When talking about sports in Germany, football is definitely the most popular one, so it is not too surprising that in German history, developments in football grounds reflected the political currents of the respective times, but also gave room for opposition against hegemonic bodies of thought. Together, we will slither through contemporary German history, have a look on and off the pitch, on the terraces and current political implications.
speaker: Patrik Stör (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg)
4th October 2016
6 p.m.
vhs club INTERNATIONAL
Friedrichstr. 17
91054 Erlangen
Information about forthcoming lectures: https://www.med.fau.eu/international/researcher-mobility/newcomers-club/