El músculo negado. Placer artesano y relaciones socio-afectivas en el culturismo femenino

  1. Mario Jordi Sánchez
Journal:
Gazeta de antropología

ISSN: 0214-7564,  2340-2792

Year of publication: 2014

Issue Title: Cuerpos, sexualidades y poder

Issue: 30

Type: Article

DOI: 10.30827/DIGIBUG.33812 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Drawing from participant observation and in-depth interviews, we evaluate in this paper bodily experiences of female bodybuilders. Firstly, we debate some implications associated with the use of subcultural theory in this area. Secondly, we apply the concepts of asceticism and craftsmanship to the field of women's bodybuilding. Finally, we analyse the socio-affective relations of these female bodybuilders in relation to their creative and regenerative potential. The findings reflects the re-birth of female bodybuilders within the phenomenological experience of inhabiting a body which is linked to their experience of pleasure in the gym.

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