Professor Andrei S. Markovits is not new to Dortmund. He was already a soccer professor in Dortmund for the "summer fairytale" World Cup in 2006. He gave lectures, taught workshops and seminars, and sat with students in and especially in front of Dortmund's pubs and commented on the matches.
"Andy" Markovits, as everyone calls him, has a very colorful biography. Born in Timişoara, Romania, he graduated from high school in Vienna and then moved to the United States, where he completed his doctorate at Columbia University and, after Harvard and Santa Cruz, ended up at the University of Michigan. As a sociologist, political and cultural scientist, he sees the world from very different perspectives: he has written books on the trade unions and the Greens, on the economy and politics of the Federal Republic and on Germany after reunification, on anti-Americanism and the dog rescue. His heart, however, lies in soccer, which is expressed in books about soccer on both sides of the Atlantic, about sport and politics, and - for a long time now - about women's soccer.
For the new edition of his professorship for the 2024 European Championships, to which Rector Manfred Bayer appointed him, Markovits is offering his Euro Football Seminar, which will take place from 17 to 27 June at the TU International Meeting Center. The events are open to all interested parties inside and outside the university. Those who attend the entire seminar can also complete it with a certificate. A series of additional events, including one at the German Football Museum and consultation hours with the soccer professor, round off the program.
Free admission. Please register in advance at spielraeume@fussballmuseum.de.
