Uma leitura do culto contemporâneo ao corpo

This article discusses the social and aesthetic processes of (re)signification of the body throughout the twentieth century, and the body form considered canonical at the end of that period. The canonical body inherited by the twenty-first cen¬tury is characterized by display in the mass media, as i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Fontes, Malu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
Repositorio:Contemporanea (Salvador. Online) - Revista de Comunicação e Cultura
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/3482
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/contemporaneaposcom/article/view/3482
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corpo canônico
Culto ao corpo
Corpo dissonante
Descripción
Sumario:This article discusses the social and aesthetic processes of (re)signification of the body throughout the twentieth century, and the body form considered canonical at the end of that period. The canonical body inherited by the twenty-first cen¬tury is characterized by display in the mass media, as illustrated by the way the female body is idealized, submitted to beautifying techniques and practices that transform appearance and anatomy. This article discusses the social, historical and cultural context from which the cult of physical fitness and the building of the contemporary canonical body emerged.