Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body (eBook)

Brett Lunceford (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
228 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7070-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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 case studies that raise discussions about identity, self-determination, and sexuality, and illustrate the complicated rhetorical nature of the human body in the public sphere.

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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 Moire; 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.

Autor

Brett Lunceford is assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Alabama.

Inhalt

PrefaceForeword: The Day I Got (Almost) Naked in Public Chapter 1: Introduction: Visual Rhetoric and the Sexual BodyChapter 2: Nudity, Communication, and the First AmendmentChapter 3: The Naturist Photography of Jock SturgesChapter 4: The Confrontational Nudity of Milo MoiréChapter 5: FEMEN and the Rhetoric of Topless ProtestChapter 6: Aliaa Magda Elmahdy’s Retrieval of Shock Performance Art Chapter 7: Ritualistic Nudity During Mardi GrasChapter 8: Leather Pride at the Folsom Street FairChapter 9: Conclusion: The Public BodyBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.12.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Art History • Censorship • Communication • Gender and Sexuality Studies • LGBTQ Studies • nudity • Performance Art • photography • Political Science • Public Nudity • Queer Studies • rhetoric • Sexuality • Visual rhetoric
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-7070-4 / 1498570704
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-7070-1 / 9781498570701