{"id":209,"date":"2021-08-07T20:28:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T20:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/german-russian-studies\/?p=209"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:53:46","slug":"yining-ding-ba22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/german-russian-studies\/yining-ding-ba22\/","title":{"rendered":"Yining Ding, BA&#8217;22: Studying the Mass Psychology of Soccer Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-210\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/11\/13202612\/Yining_Ding.jpg\" alt=\"Yining Ding standing in Liverpool soccer stadium with the field and empty stands behind her\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yining Ding &#8217;22 in Liverpool soccer stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yining Ding \u201822, a cognitive studies major, a minor in <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/german-russian-studies\/major-minor\/\">German studies<\/a> and computer science, and a resident of the German Hall at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/ohare\/living-learning-communities\/mctyeire-international-house\/\">McTyeire International House, <\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">traveled to England with her professors and classmates in spring 2021 in order to study the chanting behavior of soccer fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There, she visited several soccer stadiums and museums and got to attend an FA Cup game, where she observed how the chanting of fans evolves in order to synchronize with what is happening on the pitch. Along with her class, Ding talked to many different people, including hardcore soccer fans, stadium volunteers, and reporters from sports media, in order to hear their personal stories about soccer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI not only collected some first-hand materials for my <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/german-russian-studies\/undergraduate-immersion-study-abroad\/\">[Immersion]<\/a> project, but I also gained a more comprehensive understanding about soccer and soccer fan culture in England,\u201d Ying said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ding is both a choir singer and a soccer lover&#8211;hence her attraction to fans\u2019 &#8220;vibrant&#8221; singing. She is especially interested in the way soccer chants provide a window into the mass psychology of Europeans&#8217; passion for soccer and the cultural impact of that passion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ding is currently completing an audio-visual project based on her research experience to complete her Immersion requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yining Ding \u201822, a cognitive studies major, a minor in German studies and computer science, and a resident of the German Hall at McTyeire International House, \u00a0traveled to England with her professors and classmates in spring 2021 in order to study the chanting behavior of soccer fans. 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