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"This provocative book re-conceives the erotic and its imaginative manifestations as an aesthetic ultimately driven by the disruption of desire. Critical, philosophical, and erotic texts construct a framework for understanding the aesthetics of eroticism including a "resisting n…
On denuding -- Body politics and the nude -- Photography and the nude -- The male nude -- On being nude. "This book provides a timely reappraisal of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of art - the naked body. Beginning with reflections on what denuding entails and…
"Ì absolutely loved A Brief History of Nakedness. Besides being a fascinating read, it contains the most fun, intriguing, and diverse collection of nude photographs anywhere. A must for anyone interested in art, political activism and cultural studies. This "brief" history must …
"In DEMANDING IMAGES Karen Strassler uses the concept of image-event -- a period where images circulate in ways that contest and transform the public sphere -- to understand post-New Order Indonesia. Appropriated images, including images of Suharto and his historical opponents, …
Introduction: Exceptional nakedness -- Restriction -- Scene 1. Exceptional conditions and darker shades of biopolitics -- Scene 2. Dobsonville and the question of autonomy -- Cooptation -- Scene 3. Africanizing nakedness as (self-) instrumentalization -- Scene 4. In the name of …
"In early modern times, religious affiliation was often communicated through bodily practices. Despite various attempts at definition, these practices remained extremely fluid and lent themselves to individual appropriation and to evasion of church and state control. Because bod…
"What does it mean to be naked in public? Approaching this question from across the disciplines, Naked Exhibitionism examines the evolution of female exhibitionism from criminal taboo to prime-time entertainment. Taking an interdisciplinary approach which brings together all fie…
"What does it mean to be naked in public? Approaching this question from across the disciplines, Naked Exhibitionism examines the evolution of female exhibitionism from criminal taboo to prime-time entertainment. Taking an interdisciplinary approach which brings together all fie…
"What does it mean to be naked in public? Approaching this question from across the disciplines, Naked Exhibitionism examines the evolution of female exhibitionism from criminal taboo to prime-time entertainment. Taking an interdisciplinary approach which brings together all fie…
