How the West Got Shirtless: Beefcakes, the Stampede, and Queerness with Kevin Allen
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About the event
Historian and author Kevin Allen returns to explore the world of "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 featured remarkably sculpted cowboys, ranch hands, and athletes posing in various states of undress.
Kevin examines photographs, advertisements, postcards, and popular culture, and how these images reflect changing ideas about gender, masculinity, and desire. Along the way, he'll explore how queer audiences found meaning in images that were never intended for them, and why some of Calgary's most iconic symbols of masculinity have aged into something unexpectedly homoerotic.
Pancakes included in cost of ticket.
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750 9 Avenue Southeast
Calgary, Ab
T2G 5E1