Disciplining Bodies in the Gymnasium

The prize-winning War Memorial Gymnasium at the University of British Columbia is discussed here, examining what the building's design, construction and shifting functions reveal about the university's values during the post-war years.

Sherry Mckay, Patricia Vertinsky

1. Memory and Monument: Gymnasium as War Memorial 2. Designing the Million Dollar Gym: Modernism and Masculinity 3. 'Power Geometries': Disciplining the Gendered Body in the Spaces of the War Memorial Gymnasium 4. recreating the Student body: The Bowling Wars 5. Gold-Plated Footballs and Orchids for Girls, A 'Palace of Sweat' For Men 6. Designing Discipline: The Architecture of a Gymnasium 7. According to Plan: Remembering to Forget 8. No Body/ies in the Gym