Never Again! Fandom and the Culture of Remembrance in German Football

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ID6441328
AuthorsFelipe Bertazzo Tobar (0000-0002-0747-6381, Clemson University, corresponding author), Gregory Ramshaw (0000-0001-7238-753X, Clemson University), Fabian Fritz (University of Siegen)
Year2024
Volume47
Issue7
Pages1417-1437
Publication date2024-08-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeisure Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01490400.2024.2388261
OpenAlexW4401422235
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited53

Sport and politics have historically nurtured intrinsic connections. This article examines the role of a left-wing-oriented German football fan movement in confronting the Nazi past of football clubs. Focusing on FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, and SV Babelsberg 03, it explores the development of a nationwide culture of remembrance to avoid the resurgence of authoritarian regimes. We theorize that Germany's Holocaust cultural trauma that developed new notions of time has influenced fans' remembrance work, which includes the change of institutional official narratives of the clubs' Nazi pasts. While acknowledging Germany's sociocultural, political and temporal factors to explain this phenomenon, we call for action within sports organizations and fan bases of other Western countries to revisit their difficult heritage

Advertising · Archaeology · Business · Fandom · Football · German · German culture · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · European Cultural and National Identity · European history and politics · History · Law · Sports, Gender, and Society

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