SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting

Date: Friday, August 9

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 009: Bodies for Sale: Use of Humans and Animals for Entertainment
Room: Drummond West

Sponsors: Critical Race and Ethnic Study
Health, Health Policy, and Health Services
Social Problems Theory
Sport, Leisure, and the Body

Organizer &

Presider: Michael O. Johnston, William Penn University

Description: 

The concept of “body culture” appeared during the 20th century as an area of study that focused on the aesthetics and movement of the human body. The study of body culture provides a description and compares bodily practices as they exist in the larger context of culture and society (e.g., dance, play and game, outdoor activities, festivities, medical culture, working habits, gender and sexual culture, fashion, body decoration, as well as popular culture). The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory first saw the body (living and dead) as a commodity under capitalism.

This thematic session brings scholars together to talk about their research on commodification and use of human bodies (and the bodies of other animals) for entertainment.

Papers:

“‘The Devil and God Are Raging Inside’: Exploring Gender-based Violence in the Alternative/Indie Music Scene Subculture,” Joshua H. Stout, Illinois State University

“Children’s Social Interaction, Digital Engagement, and Mental Health in the COVID Era: Social-technical Production and Reproduction of Disparity,” Yuying Shen, Norfolk State University

“Reflections on White-passing Black Identity,” Edi Mucka, University of Central Florida

“The Real Costs of the Unreal: Deepfakes as Digital and Social Sexual Assault,” Liz Wilcox and Stephen Pfohl, Boston College