Anyone who has ever experienced a football match in a large stadium knows the atmosphere that emanates especially from the grandstands where the real fans are, cheering on their teams. Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht – an avid supporter of Borussia Dortmund and one of the most renowned literary scholars of our time – explores this mood in a special way. In his essay "Crowds" he combines the interior view of the fan with relevant theories of the 20th century. And while "the masses" enjoy a rather dubious reputation in politics and culture (as they are considered to be easily controllable), Gumbrecht discovers a potential for their praise in the fans of Dortmund's "South", one of the world's largest standing room grandstands.
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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-3-465-04385-0
ISBN-Online
978-3-465-14385-7
Publisher
Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main
Series
Klostermann Essay
Volume
5
Language
German
Pages
155
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
ChapterPages
Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 8
Leere Stadien No access Pages 9 - 24
Stadion-Massen No access Pages 25 - 42
"Verachtung der Massen" No access Pages 43 - 60
Massen der Vergangenheit No access Pages 61 - 80
In der Masse – lateral: Schwärme, Spiegelneuronen, Primaten No access Pages 81 - 98
In der Masse – vertikal: Mystische Körper, Intensität, Verklärung No access Pages 99 - 122
Stadion als Massen-Ritual No access Pages 123 - 140
"You'll Never Walk Alone" (Dortmund, 13. März 2016) No access Pages 141 - 150
