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Beefcake: Physique Photography and Representations of Gay Desire in the 1950s
Chris Pomiecko
Thu Feb 1, 07-10:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

This talk will examine the history of male physique photography and films which climaxed as an expression of hidden gay male desire in the 1950s and 1960s, when it was supplanted by explicit erotic images. We will trace the aesthetic and cultural impact of The Athletic Models Guild, one of the most accomplished physique photography studios. If available, the film Beefcake (1999) will be shown.
Contact: Chris Pomiecko, 14N-430, x3-3599, cpomieko@mit.edu
Sponsor: Comparative Media Studies
Latest update: 06-Nov-2000

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