KNES 293 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antonio Gramsci, Sport Express, Geopolitics
19 Sep 2016
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Spectacle- idea of mass audience watching an event is very old- long residual. Have been going on in sporting world for thousands of years. Meant to embody one nation= one body. Propaganda purposes to ensure a physically fit population for the military and child rearing. Looked at olympic games to see what they can show the world. Ideological purposes are seen, so used millions of dollars. Hitler wanted to show a new nazi germany- a rosie view. Berline 1936: they were seemed as non-threatened to spectator because. Wwi just happened, so cant think anything would be as bad. Germany put up propaganda- hid the bad, gave national community a great face: mega event as theater of power. Olympics became a space to demonstrate and reinforce power to get bpeople to support. Event becomes that theater- all different struggles on display. Ideal space for peace and international harmony through sport. Express historical ambitions and significance of nazism despite.
