Sujets :
Femmes dans la culture populaire
Femmes fortes - Biographies
Femmes athlètes
Femmes culturistes
Histoire des arts du cirque
Sports - Histoire
Culturisme - Histoire

Dépouillement du document :
Introduction : Muscularity and the female body / Patricia Vertinsky
Foremothers
Pumping wood
Pursuing the healthy life
Wonder women
From figure to physique
Conclusion : let's get physical.

Résumé :
Over the last 100 years, the image of the physically strong, confident, muscular woman has been the object of derision, fascination, and erotic fantasy; she is often portrayed, in both photography and illustration, as a sexy dominatrix, sexless mannequin, or sideshow freak. In this fascinating collection of rare archival images from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, authors David L. Chapman and Patricia Vertinsky trace the peculiar yet fascinating history of muscular women in popular culture.

Featuring some 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations, many never before published, Venus with Biceps is a beautiful and historically significant book about gender, image, social expectations, and female power. [editor summary]

Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 790.082 C4662v 2010

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