This talk at The Bevy (5 Oct, 6pm) outlines nudist campaigns for bodily visibility in Britain, from the formation of the movement in the 1920s through to the legal battles of its photographers against obscenity law in the 1950s and 1960s. Annebella asks, what can we learn from these campaigns? What are their parallels today?
The Bevy, Brighton, BN2 4TF
Wed 5th October 2022 6:00PM
The nude body and its visual depiction have always attracted attention and generated heated debate. What and who should be seen and shown, by whom and where, form the basis of the social and moral codes that shape behaviour and belief. This talk outlines nudist campaigns for bodily visibility in Britain, from the formation of the movement in the 1920s through to the legal battles of its photographers against obscenity law in the 1950s and 1960s. What can we learn from these campaigns? What are their parallels today?
Annebella is a Reader in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Brighton.
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