@article{Wilhelm2018,
  author    = {Wilhelm, Jan Lorenz},
  title     = {Atmosphere in the home stadium of Hertha BSC (German Bundesliga)},
  series = {Social \& cultural geography},
  volume    = {21},
  journal   = {Social \& cultural geography},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1464-9365},
  doi       = {10.1080/14649365.2018.1514646},
  pages     = {718 -- 737},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {German football stadiums are well known for their atmosphere. It is often described as 'electrifying,' or 'cracking.' This article focuses on this atmosphere. Using a phenomenological approach, it explores how this emotionality can be understood and how geography matters while attending a match. Atmosphere in this context is conceptualized based on work by as a mood-charged space, neither object- nor subject-centered, but rather a medium of perception which cannot not exist. Based on qualitative research done in the home stadium of Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga, this article shows that the bodily sensations experienced by spectators during a visit to the stadium are synchronized with events on the pitch and with the more or less imposing scenery. The analysis ofin situdiaries reveals that spectators experience a comprehensive sense of collectivity. The study presents evidence that the occurrence of these bodily sensations is strongly connected with different aspects of spatiality. This includes sensations of constriction and expansion within the body, an awareness of one's location within the stadium, the influence of the immediate surroundings and cognitive here/there and inside/outside distinctions.},
  language  = {en}
}