Body fascism : salvation in the technology of physical fitness /
Brian Pronger.
- xvi, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Reading the Science and Technology of Physical Fitness -- Theory. Theory of Science: Practice, Power, Consensus. Theory of the Body: Technology, Puissance, Pouvoir -- Texts and Procedures. The Texts of the Technology of Physical Fitness. Writing the Fascist Body: Description, Inscription, Prescription. Postscript: The Other Side. Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4.
"Body Fascism views technology not simply as a tool for other projects, but as a project itself, producing its own realities, which Pronger argues are ultimately nihilistic. Indeed, he finds disquieting parallels between what technology has done to the environment and what it is doing to the body. Exploring fascinating intersections between postmodern Western and Zen approaches to life, he shows how the body's energy is vulnerable to insidious forms of exploitation as well as capable of harbouring the potential for transcendence." "The broad scope of this book makes it unique in the discipline, and it will be of interest not only to scholars in the fields of physical education, social science, science, and technology, but also to those who are personally drawn to modern technologies of physical fitness."--BOOK JACKET.
0802036465 9780802036469 080208480X 9780802084804
Human body--Social aspects Physical fitness--Social aspects Self-perception