Signifying the Body and Erotica: Soho Magazine, a case study

Categories of control and punishment on the human body are the subject of the present document, which under those premises analyzes Soho* magazine for men. Soho exhibits the elements of the debate around the body, body aesthetics and body canons imposed by the market. Under these premises, the analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Alvear, Mariana
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Ecuador
Institution:Universidad Central del Ecuador
Repository:Revista Contextos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/1279
Online Access:https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CONTEXTOS/article/view/1279
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cuerpo; corporalidad; erotismo; pornografía; biopolítica
Body; emodiment; erotism; pornography; biopolitics
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Summary:Categories of control and punishment on the human body are the subject of the present document, which under those premises analyzes Soho* magazine for men. Soho exhibits the elements of the debate around the body, body aesthetics and body canons imposed by the market. Under these premises, the analysis involves a corporeal and communicational proposal exhibiting bio-political processes which are not brought about by violent and punishing dispositifs.