Arnold Schwarzenegger - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Body and Image

Edited by Michael Butter, Patrick Keller and Simon Wendt.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is at the center of multiple overlapping themes that have defined the United States over the past fifty years: immigration and the American Dream, body and gender, Hollywood and the star system, public images and political campaigns, and California conservatism and the challenge of green politics. In his careers as a bodybuilder, film star, and politician, Schwarzenegger both shaped and was shaped by the discourses that define how we think about American history, culture, and politics. Consequently, studying Arnold Schwarzenegger means much more than studying a famous bodybuilder, actor, or politician: it means studying America. The contributors to this volume are scholars from the fields of history, political science, art history, media studies, film studies, cultural studies, and American studies. As they bring the concepts of 'body' and 'image' to bear on Schwarzenegger, they provide a unique perspective on both this cultural icon and on contemporary America. Contents: Simon Wendt: Bodybuilding, Male Bodies, and Masculinity in 19th and 20th Century America. Eugen Sandow and Arnold Schwarzenegger. - Danijela Albrecht: »Visualize Yourself with the Body You Want«. Body and Image in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bodybuilding Guide Books. - M. Michaela Hampf: »What Do the First Arms Signify?«. An Intersectional Analysis of "Pumping Iron II: The Women". - Jörg Scheller: Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Context of Postmodern Aesthetics between Pop Art, Camp, and Performance/Body Art. - Julian Hanich: Mr. Schnitzelicious, the Muscle Man. Somatic Empathy and Imaginary Self-Extension in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Hard-Body Movies. - Lisa Gotto: Incorporations. On the Mediality of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Cinematically Built Bodies. - Michael Butter: From Rough Guy to Family Guy. The Transformation of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Star Persona in "Twins" and "Kindergarten Cop". - Rüdiger Heinze: Conformist Rebels and Popular Outsiders. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Movie Heroes. - Patrick Keller: Images of California Conservatism. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Political Ideology. - Frank Sauer: You Are Regulated! Governating the Green State. - Günter Bischof/Philipp Strobl: California Dreaming. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Quintessential American Immigrant? 266 Seiten, gebunden (American Studies - A Monograph Series; Vol. 198/Universitätsverlag Winter 2011)