Matthias Heitmann

Born April 27, 1971, studied politics, law and philosophy, founding member of German sp!ked partner magazine Novo (since 1992), journalist and writer, published German books on international relations (“The New World Order”) and on future studies (“Handbook on Future Studies”), works for several great firms as business writer (“wordsmith”), editor of the club magazine of Bundesliga football club “Eintracht Frankfurt”

 Related Sessions

Sunday 2 November 2008, 12.45pm Student Union
Are drugs ruining sport?

Saturday 15 November 2008, 6.00pm NOVO Argumente Magazin event, Frankfurt
Cleaning up sport


 Publications

Book chapter on the misantrophic moralisation of competitive sports in: Martin Krauß / Rolf-Günther Schulze (eds.):Wer macht den Sport kaputt? Doping, Kontrolle und Menschenwürde. (“Who destroys our sports? Doping, control and human dignity”), Verbrecher Verlag, Berlin, April 2008


 Festival Buzz

"For one weekend in the year, in the centre of London, it's as if ideas matter, it's as if the world really can be made a better place through the free and energetic exercise of reason."
Austen Ivereigh, Catholic commentator