THE SUPERVITALITY AS A POWER: A VIEW FROM THE GYM CLUBS
In this study we understand the supervitality as a result of biopolitics. Currently we do not seek to protect life, but to maximize it and make it powerful. The aim of the research was to analyze the manifestations of supervitality in gyms. Using the theories of Foucault and Virilio, we found that s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Movimento (Porto Alegre. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/12295 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/Movimento/article/view/12295 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Supervitality. Power. Gym Clubs. Biopolitics Supervitalidad. Gimnasios. Poder. Biopolitica Supervitalidade. Poder. Academias de ginástica. Poder Academias de ginástica |
| Sumario: | In this study we understand the supervitality as a result of biopolitics. Currently we do not seek to protect life, but to maximize it and make it powerful. The aim of the research was to analyze the manifestations of supervitality in gyms. Using the theories of Foucault and Virilio, we found that subjects invest biotechnologically on the body to obtain power, improving their social and biological performances. |
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