Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Brett Lunceford
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498570695
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7069-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Social issues & processes, Communication Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Gay & Lesbian studies, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Of specific Gay interest, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Relating to gay people, Ethical Issues: Censorship, Sexual Behaviour, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Gender studies: transgender & intersex