Physical Culture, Power, and the Body

Physical Culture, Power and the Body examines cultural practices '¬" such as sport and dance '¬" to which the moving human body is central, and in doing so challenges many longstanding assumptions. Exploring the myriad ways in which it can be experienced, understood and transformed, contributors from a variety of disciplines raise questions about the character of the body, how it mediates biological and social processes, and can be invested with social and cultural meaning and power. Topics include: physical culture and the fascist body sports medicine, health and the culture of risk the female Muslim sporting body experiencing the disabled sporting body embodied exhibitions in striptease and in sport the social logic of boxing sport, girls and the neoliberal body The book aims to break down disciplinary boundaries, demonstrating the broad, contemporary relevance of the body in social thought, and highlighting the multifaceted complexities and contradictions of the body in physical culture.Vertinsky, Patricia is the author of 'Physical Culture, Power, and the Body', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415363525 and ISBN 0415363527.