Free and Natural: Nudity and the American Cult of the Body Schrank Sarah
Free and Natural: Nudity and the American Cult of the Body Schrank Sarah From Naked Juice(R) to nude yoga, contemporary society is steeped in language that draws a connection from nudity to nature,…
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Free and Natural: Nudity and the American Cult of the Body Schrank Sarah
From Naked Juice(R) to nude yoga, contemporary society is steeped in language that draws a connection from nudity to nature, wellness, and liberation. How did the naked body come to be associated with naturalness, and how has this notion influenced American culture?Free and Natural explores the cultural history of nudity and its impact on ideas about the body and the environment from the early twentieth century to the present. This branding promotes a free and natural lifestyle to mostly white and middle-class Americans intent on protecting their own bodies--and those of society at large--from overwork, environmental toxins, illness, conformity to body standards, and the hyper-sexualization of the consumer economy.
Sarah Schrank traces the history of nudity, especially public nudity, across the unusual eras and locations where it thrived--including the California
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