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Desirability and domination - Greek Sculpture and the Modern Male Body - Video
Lunch Hour Lectures on Tour 2011 - Episode 1 Desirability and domination: Greek sculpture and the modern male body This lecture will discuss Greek sculptures and some of the ways in which their ideal representations of the male body have shaped the twentieth century strong man and the bodybuilder, particularly in terms of their display of power and sexuality. The talk will include the culture of the circus strongman, bodybuilding shows, physique magazines and the post-war craze for Italian sword-and-sandal films starring bodybuilders as ancient heroes.
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2/27/2021
Desirability and domination - Greek Sculpture and the Modern Male Body - Audio
Lunch Hour Lectures on Tour 2011 - Episode 1 Desirability and domination: Greek sculpture and the modern male body This lecture will discuss Greek sculptures and some of the ways in which their ideal representations of the male body have shaped the twentieth century strong man and the bodybuilder, particularly in terms of their display of power and sexuality. The talk will include the culture of the circus strongman, bodybuilding shows, physique magazines and the post-war craze for Italian sword-and-sandal films starring bodybuilders as ancient heroes.
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2/23/2021