Essays about: "body-subject"
Found 3 essays containing the word body-subject.
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1. Powering homemaking : everyday domestic life in times of rising energy prices
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionenAbstract : Recent research in both geography and in neighbouring disciplines argues that we need to pay more attention to the cultural and symbolic significance of home in order to understand domestic energy consumption. In this thesis I consider how ideals of home are renegotiated in times of increase energy prices. READ MORE
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2. From Meaning to Breathing: Rationalization, Translation, Embodiment, and Cultural Meaning: Four Method Assemblages, Four Realities of Prechoreographed Group Exercise Instructing
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Group exercise-to-music classes have long been a popular keep-fit activity and long criticized for their so-called alienating and objectifying aspects. Today there is an ongoing trend from the “freestyle” type where instructors chose their own music and moves, to the “prechoreographed” type produced by corporations like Les Mills International (LMI). READ MORE
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3. Towards a theoretical perspective of “vibrant physicality”: From “sociology of the body” to an “embodied sociology” and beyond
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : This paper presents a sketch of a theoretical perspective to aid in the sociological understanding of the phenomenon of “vibrant physicality”. “Vibrant physicality” is an enjoyable, embodied feeling which often results from and motivates participation in fitness practice. READ MORE
