Abstract

VAZ, Alexandre  Fernandez. Da modernidade em Walter Benjamin: crítica, esporte e escritura histórica das práticas corporais. Educ. Rev. [online]. 2000, n.16, pp.61-79. ISSN 0104-4060.

In this paper, I report the research results on Walter Benjamin’s Philosophy of History and its possible contributions to a Sports history. Two essays were specially analyzed, Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seier techische Reproduzierarkei and Über den Begriff der Geschichte. From the first one, the following are shown: some aspects of Benjamin’s Futurism criticism and its body consideration. From the second one some aspects of Benjamin Philosophy are analyzed. After that, some history concepts of Sports Scients are debated.

Keywords : Benjamin; Sport History; Philosophy of History; Sport.

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