“Physical” gym: Jonas and Tubarão

Authors

  • Marielen Baldissera

Keywords:

Visual Anthropology, body, masculinity, photography, gender

Abstract

The human body can be considered as a visual medium of individual expression. The practice of bodybuilding and muscle hypertrophy is a possibility of self-creation. In this essay I present two urban characters who work with an idealized model of male body, through powerlifting and bodybuilding. Masculinity associated with physical strength appears as a desired virtue in this lifestyle. The photos are based on a bodybuilding gym in the center of Porto Alegre.

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Author Biography

Marielen Baldissera

Doutoranda no Programa de Antropologia Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Bolsista CAPES.

References

BALDISSERA, Marielen. Encontros com o outro: arte e gênero em uma experiência de troca de retratos. Dissertação (Mestrado) — Curso de Artes Visuais, IA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 2015. Disponível em: https://lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/131674

KIMMEL, Michael S. A produção simultânea de masculinidades hegemônicas e subalternas. In: Horizontes Antropológicos, Porto Alegre, ano 4, n. 9, p. 103–117, out. 1998.

SABINO, Cesar. Anabolizantes: Drogas de Apolo. Pp 139–188. In: goldenberg, Mirian (Org. ) Nu & vestido : dez antropólogos revelam a cultura do corpo carioca. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro : Record, 2007.

Published

2019-06-22

How to Cite

Baldissera, M. (2019). “Physical” gym: Jonas and Tubarão. Fotocronografias, 4(08), 112–127. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/fotocronografias/article/view/128070

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