Modernity and the regulation of bodies: Elias meets Foucault

• Main Authors: Carlos José Martins, Jorge Andrés Jiménez Muñoz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2019-05-01
• Series: Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
• Subjects: the regulation of bodies; biopolitics; modern sport; civilizing process
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742019000100202&lng=en&tlng=en

ABSTRACT This article seeks to reflect on the possibility of a meeting ground where Michel Foucault and Norbert Elias’ thought comes together around the issue of the regulation of drives and bodily practices within modernity. Such drives - among which we highlight the use of force and violence, as well as the acceptable regulation of their release and applications - have been the object of particular procedures within the modern era, whether seen in relation to individuals or from to the social body.