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In this article, I aim to examine the possibilities for transcending neo-liberal individuality and the fixed construction of the feminine identity by engaging the force of the active, moving body. While poststructuralist theory has been helpful in terms of illuminating the problems with current attempts to initiate change, accounting for the body requires an added engagement with the materiality of the body and the mechanics of movement. Drawing from theoretical insights by Foucault, Deleuze, and Latour, I discuss my attempt to develop a movement practice informed both by social theory and the principles of anatomical and biomechanical analysis. Using my experiences as a fitness instructor, I explore if it is possible to practice movement differently beyond the biopolitics of neo-liberalism.
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