THE BODY AND THE PRACTICES OF THE SELF: THE BIOIDENTITY MAKING OF A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER UNDER ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Samuel Thomazini Oliveira Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)
  • Ivan Marcelo Gomes UFES
  • Felipe Quintão de Almeida UFES

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.17912

Keywords:

Sports. Wrestling. Identity crisis. Motion pictures as topic.

Abstract

Analyze the film “The wrestler”, starring Mickey Rourke in the role of a professional wrestler (Randy “The Ram”) at the end of his career. The study describes the bioidentity devices used by Randy in his construction as a professional wrestler and analyzes some consequences of this for the main character’s life. The text concludes with some considerations on the bioidentity construction of this character.

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Author Biographies

Samuel Thomazini Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

Mestrando do PPGEF/CEFD/UFES

Ivan Marcelo Gomes, UFES

Professor Adjunto CEFD/UFES e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da UFES.

Felipe Quintão de Almeida, UFES

Professor Adjunto CEFD/UFES e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da UFES.

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Published

2011-05-19

How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, S. T.; GOMES, I. M.; ALMEIDA, F. Q. de. THE BODY AND THE PRACTICES OF THE SELF: THE BIOIDENTITY MAKING OF A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER UNDER ANALYSIS. Movimento, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 3, p. 197–214, 2011. DOI: 10.22456/1982-8918.17912. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/17912. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2025.

Issue

v. 17, n. 3, jul./set. 2011

Section

Essays

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