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När Gunder Hägg blev ”Gunder Hägg” – anteckningar till en mediebiografi

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Summary, in English

This article focuses on the Swedish middle distance runner Gunder Hägg (1918–2004). The peak of his career coincided with WWII, and in the Summer of 1942 he broke 10 out of his 15 world records. The year after, he made a much appreciated and successful running tour to the US. This made Hägg the first real media sports star in Sweden. The article analyses the representation of Hägg in different media – for instance news reels, newspaper articles, biographies, and autobiographies – when it comes to “body politics”, the ideal of which is the male well trained body situated in nature, or in the countryside.

Publishing year

2008

Language

Swedish

Pages

80-102

Publication/Series

Moving Bodies - Menneske i bevegelse

Volume

5

Issue

1-2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

The Norweigan University of Sport and Physical Education

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Keywords

  • body politics
  • running
  • WWII
  • Gunder Hägg
  • Sweden

Status

Published

Project

  • FOLIO - Forum för litteraturens offentligheter

Research group

  • FOLIO - Forum för litteraturens offentligheter

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1503-6065