Disciplining Bodies in the Gymnasium: Memory, Monument, Modernity Contributor(s): McKay, Sherry (Author), Vertinsky, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714655104 ISBN-13: 9780714655109 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial |
Dewey: 725.850 |
LCCN: 2004050815 |
Series: Sport in the Global Society |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.12" W x 9.52" (1.09 lbs) 238 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Architecture and design have been used to exert control over bodies, across lines of class, gender and race. They regulate access to certain spaces and facilities, impose physical or psychological barriers, and make particular activities possible for specific groups. This collection shows what the design, construction and shifting functions and spatial configurations of the building reveal about the values and aspirations of the university in the post-war years. It shows how the building reflected the social and power relations among university administrators, architects and planners, faculty, staff and students, and demonstrates how the culture and structure of the gymnasium responded to changing attitudes to competition, discipline, profession, gender, race and health. As the editors explain, built form has politics, and culture - sporting culture - is just politics by another name. |