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SUMMARY:How the West Got Shirtless: Beefcakes\, the Stampede\, and Queernes
 s with Kevin Allen
DESCRIPTION:Historian and author Kevin Allen returns to explore the world o
 f "beefcake" imagery that flourished around the Calgary Stampede throughout
  the twentieth century. Originally created to celebrate rugged masculinity\
 , athleticism\, and the ideal western man\, these photographs often feature
 d remarkably sculpted cowboys\, ranch hands\, and athletes posing in variou
 s states of undress.\n\nKevin examines photographs\, advertisements\, postc
 ards\, and popular culture\, and how these images reflect changing ideas ab
 out gender\, masculinity\, and desire. Along the way\, he'll explore how qu
 eer audiences found meaning in images that were never intended for them\, a
 nd why some of Calgary's most iconic symbols of masculinity have aged into 
 something unexpectedly homoerotic.\n\nPancakes included in cost of ticket.\
 n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/how-the-west-got-shirtless-beefcakes
 -the-stampede-and-queerness-with-kevin-allen\n\nhttps://www.theconfluence.c
 a/events/hdht-july2026
LOCATION:The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland\, 750 9 Avenue Southeast\,
  Calgary\, Ab\, T2G 5E1
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