Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body
1st Edition
Published on 14. December 2018
228 pages
978-1-4985-7070-1 (ISBN)
Description
Although nudity is something that everyone has experience with, public nudity is still largely considered taboo. Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body examines instances of public nudity where sexuality is at the forefront of public body display. It presents a range of case studies: the legal aspects of sexualized public nudity as it relates to communication theory and the First Amendment; the controversies surrounding the work of photographer Jock Sturges; the public performance art of Milo Moiré; the topless protests of FEMEN; the social media activism of Aliaa Magda Elmahdy; the ritualized flashing during Mardi Gras in New Orleans; and the sexual displays of Folsom Street Fair, the largest leather pride festival. Taken together, these cases teach much about identity, self-determination, and sexuality, and illustrate the complicated rhetorical nature of the human body in the public sphere.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4985-7070-1 (9781498570701)
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Brett Lunceford
Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body
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12/2018
Lexington Books
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Brett Lunceford is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Alabama.
Content
Preface
Foreword: The Day I Got (Almost) Naked in Public
Chapter 1: Introduction: Visual Rhetoric and the Sexual Body
Chapter 2: Nudity, Communication, and the First Amendment
Chapter 3: The Naturist Photography of Jock Sturges
Chapter 4: The Confrontational Nudity of Milo Moiré
Chapter 5: FEMEN and the Rhetoric of Topless Protest
Chapter 6: Aliaa Magda Elmahdy's Retrieval of Shock Performance Art
Chapter 7: Ritualistic Nudity During Mardi Gras
Chapter 8: Leather Pride at the Folsom Street Fair
Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Public Body
Bibliography
Foreword: The Day I Got (Almost) Naked in Public
Chapter 1: Introduction: Visual Rhetoric and the Sexual Body
Chapter 2: Nudity, Communication, and the First Amendment
Chapter 3: The Naturist Photography of Jock Sturges
Chapter 4: The Confrontational Nudity of Milo Moiré
Chapter 5: FEMEN and the Rhetoric of Topless Protest
Chapter 6: Aliaa Magda Elmahdy's Retrieval of Shock Performance Art
Chapter 7: Ritualistic Nudity During Mardi Gras
Chapter 8: Leather Pride at the Folsom Street Fair
Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Public Body
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