Bigorexia: Men’s Troubles with Their Body

Authors

  • Urszula Kluczyńska Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26881/ae.2014.11.07

Keywords:

masculinity, body, identity, bigorexia

Abstract

In this paper, I set out to answer the questions about contradictory discourses of male corporeal identity related to gym practices. I explore the role of the gym in the formation and negotiation of masculinities for men.

 

English translation: Anna Moroz-Darska

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Modernisation of the journal's operations and translation into the English language of articles published in Ars Educandi in 2012-2017 were financed with funds from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as a part of the task Science Promotion Activity (pl. DUN).

The task ‘The implementation of the editorial module on the platform of Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma Naukowe – a system facilitating the editing and management of the academic journal Ars Educandi‘ was financed as a part of contract 661/P-DUN/2018 of 12.06.2018 from funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education designated for the promotion of science.

The task ‘The creation of a modern online version of the academic journal Ars Educandi through the implementation of the publication module on the platform of Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma Naukowe and the handling of international indexing databases’ was financed as a part of contract 661/P-DUN/2018 of 12.06.2018 from funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education designated for the promotion of science.

The task ‘Preparation of the English language version of the last 6 annual issues (2012-2017) of the academic journal Ars Educandi and their publication online’ was financed as a part of contract 661/P-DUN/2018 of 12.06.2018 from funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education designated for the promotion of science.

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Published

2014-12-13

How to Cite

Kluczyńska, U. (2014). Bigorexia: Men’s Troubles with Their Body. Ars Educandi, (11), 97–108. https://doi.org/10.26881/ae.2014.11.07