Liokaftos A Genealogy of Male Body Building

From Classical to Freaky
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-28585-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 202 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

This book looks at the development of dominant, organized, male bodybuilding culture from its early period (1880s) up until the present, tracing its transformations and offering an updated account for its current "extreme" direction. Unpacking this development both in terms of bodybuilding's own trajectory and the wider sociocultural processes it has been part of, the work uses a unique combination of historical and empirical data and, focusing on organized displays of the built body as a platform for investigating the diverse body aesthetics, models of embodied practice, aesthetics of representation and formal spectacles that have marked the history of bodybuilding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liokaftos, Dimitrios

Liokaftos, Dimitris

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Gewichtheben
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Fitness, Freizeitsport, Gesundheitssport

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review: Works on Bodybuilding and Beyond That Have Helped Shape the Project 3. Researching Bodybuilding Cultures: Methods, Processes, and Sources 4. Building "Perfect" Bodies: The Restorative Model of the Early Period (1880s-1930s) 5. From "Ideal Manhood" to "Muscle For Muscle's Sake": Shift of Paradigm in the Middle Period (1940s-1970s) 6. "Breaking Boundaries": "Freaky" Bodies and the Paradigm of Elite Performance 7. Machine, Animal, Hardcore: "Freak" as Dominant Approach to the Embodied Practice, Aesthetic of Representation, and Group Identity 8. A "Monstrous" Practice for Producing the "Monstrous" Body: Drug Use for Bodybuilding Purposes 9. "Extreme Sport" and Corporate Entertainment: The "Freaky" Body as Commodified Spectacle. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dimitris Liokaftos is Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London.