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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Bodybuilding in Deutschland, Österreich und den USA: Ein paar kulturelle Bemerkungen

April 30, 2012

Ich wohne zur Zeit in Innsbruck, Österreich. Selbstverständlich sind die Gesellschaft und die Kultur anders. Ich möchte ein bisschen darüber …

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Representations of Bodybuilding in Film: The Short Film ‘Dennis’

April 28, 2012

Dennis (2007) is a short Danish film, directed by Mads Matthiesen, which chronicles a competitive bodybuilder (played by Kim Kold) in …

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The Judgment Zone: Prejudice and Discrimination Against Bodybuilding

April 27, 2012

In 1992, fitness center Planet Fitness opened their doors (to some). In the last few years they have created controversy …

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Motivating the Objectification of the Female Body: The Male Gaze and Female Bodybuilding

April 24, 2012

Notions of masculinity circumscribe the world of bodybuilding. Female bodybuilding is delineated in/by the male gaze and male constructions of …

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Anecdotes of Academia

April 24, 2012

I would like to present three anecdotes as a point of departure for considering the intersection of bodybuilding and academia. …

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The Mind-Muscle Connection: A Delineation

April 23, 2012

“The Mind-Muscle Connection” refers to a well-known concept in the world of weight training. Of course, in relation to my …

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Pre-Workout: An Introduction

April 22, 2012

I am a bodybuilder. I am an academic. A socially constructed juxtaposition forces these statements apart. There are expectations and …

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