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Brandon O. Hensley

2011

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Performing Heteronormativity, Hegemonic Masculinity, And Constructing A Body From Bullying, Brandon O. Hensley Dec 2010

Performing Heteronormativity, Hegemonic Masculinity, And Constructing A Body From Bullying, Brandon O. Hensley

Brandon O. Hensley

Drawing upon literature in postmodern selfhood, bodybuilding subculture, embodied performance, and (re)construction of hegemonic masculinity in 21st century American culture, this exercise in autoethnography aims to contribute to the qualitative dialogue regarding the masculinized performance of (un)healthy embodiment through working out, along with the pleasures, pressures, meanings, and implications that come with it.