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När Gunder Hägg blev ”Gunder Hägg” – anteckningar till en mediebiografi

Ohlsson, Anders LU (2008) In Moving Bodies - Menneske i bevegelse 5(1-2). p.80-102
Abstract
This article focuses on the Swedish middle distance runner Gunder Hägg (1918–2004). The peak of his career coincided with WWII, and in the Summer of 1942 he broke 10 out of his 15 world records. The year after, he made a much appreciated and successful running tour to the US. This made Hägg the first real media sports star in Sweden. The article analyses the representation of Hägg in different media – for instance news reels, newspaper articles, biographies, and autobiographies – when it comes to “body politics”, the ideal of which is the male well trained body situated in nature, or in the countryside.
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keywords
body politics, running, WWII, Gunder Hägg, Sweden
in
Moving Bodies - Menneske i bevegelse
volume
5
issue
1-2
pages
80 - 102
publisher
The Norweigan University of Sport and Physical Education
ISSN
1503-6065
project
FOLIO - Forum för litteraturens offentligheter
language
Swedish
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yes
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