Tag: art and boxing
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#107: ‘Pugilistic Queer Performance: Working Through and Working Out’ by Fintan Walsh
‘Pugilistic Queer Performance: Working Through and Working Out’ by Professor Fintan Walsh was published in volume 26, issue 4 of GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, and is also available to download (minus the featured images) via the Birkbeck University website. Walsh is currently Head of the School of Creative Arts, Culture and…
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#73: ‘Boxer: An anthology of Writings on Boxing and Visual Culture’
Edited by David Chandler, John Gill, Tania Guha and Gilane Tawadros, ‘Boxer’ was published to accompany an exhibition of the same name at Walsall Museum and Art Gallery (29 July – 10 September 1995). This anthology of essays stands out within my collection as it’s the first boxing-related book I’ve read which can be described…
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#68: ‘Boxing – A Cultural History’ by Kasia Boddy
‘Boxing – A Cultural History’ is Kasia Boddy’s comprehensive attempt to document boxing’s influence over, and its own responses to, the many cultures it has existed in. It is published by Reaktion Books. First off, I have to say that this blog isn’t really an adequate space in which to attempt any form of response…
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#28: ‘The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing’ by David Scott
‘The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing’ by David Scott is a really great exploration of how artists have tried to represent boxing and boxers, through literature and visual arts. As Scott lays out the history of artistic representation of the sport and its participants, there is also a parallel thread building, addressing the necessity to…
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