OSPBER 66: Theory from the Bleachers – Reading German Sports and Culture

Instructor: Wolf-Dietrich Junghanns

Taught in German - German culture past and present through the lens of sports. Intellectual, societal, and historical-political contexts. Comparisons to Britain, France, and the U.S. The concepts of Körperkultur, Leistung, Show, Verein, and Haltung. Fair play, the relation of team and individual, production and deconstruction of sports heroes and heroines, and sports nationalism. Sources include sports narrations and images, attendance at sports events, and English and German texts. Will be taught in German if there are enough students with sufficient knowledge of German (completion of GERLANG 3 or equivalent).

Units: 3 | Grading Basis: Letter grade | Component: Seminar

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