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Bilder från det frivilliga våldets arenor: verklighet och representation i nya kampsporttävlingar

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Author

Editor

  • Eva Österberg
  • Marie Lindstedt Cronberg

Summary, in English

This essay reflects on the strive for realism and intensified experiences in contemporary forms of Mixed Martial Arts contests. It elaborates on the cultural meaning of violence and on the representation of violence in television versus the experience of real, bodily violence. The main theoretical tools are theories of culture, visuality, masculinity, and violence, developed by Roland Barthes, George L. Mosse, and Jacques Lacan.

Publishing year

2006

Language

Swedish

Publication/Series

Våld. Representation och verklighet

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Nordic Academic Press

Topic

  • Art History

Keywords

  • violence
  • visual culture
  • visual studies
  • masculinity
  • sports
  • gender studies
  • cultural studies

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 10: 91-89116-87-9