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Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body

Brett Lunceford

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.

Lexington Books

Pages: 228 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-7069-5 • Hardback • December 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-7070-1 • eBook • December 2018 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Political Science / Censorship, Social Science / Gay Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / Human Sexuality, Social Science / LGBT Studies / General

Public Nudity and the Rhetoric of the Body

Hardback

eBook

Summary

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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Lexington Books

Pages: 228 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-7069-5 • Hardback • December 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-7070-1 • eBook • December 2018 • $111.00 • (£85.00)

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Political Science / Censorship, Social Science / Gay Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / Human Sexuality, Social Science / LGBT Studies / General

Author

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

Table 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

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