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Roland Barthes’ ”The World of Wrestling”

Theory & Philosophy

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Wrestling as a Spectacular Form

In wrestling as a spectacular form, what we see is not ever like conclusive moments that are to be almost avoided. The people contort their faces and exaggerate their expressions to lend sense to what defeat means in any instance. And it all plays towards the entire spectacle. There isn't like that end point that will determine things and it will be done. It sort of always implies a futurity to it. For those that are familiar with wrestling, these narratives extend far beyond any single match to ones to come as well. They appeal to certain codes that people understand and associate with goodness they associate with evil.

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