Nudism in a Cold Climate
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Nudism in a Cold Climate by Annebella Pollen
This richly illustrated volume examines the idiosyncraticphenomenon of social nudism in mid-20th-century Britain, anisland nation fabled for its lack of sunshine and its reservedsocial attitudes.Structured across three interrelated phases, readers firstencounter the movement at its genesis in the 1920s,when nudism was synonymous with vegetarianism,intellectualism and utopianism. That nascent cultureproliferated in the postwar era, with a widening landscapeof amateur clubs and governing organizations alongsidehigh circulation publications and censorship-challengingphotographers. Finally, Annebella Pollen examines themovement's redefinition as naturism, its cultural battles andits struggle to survive amid shifts in sexual liberation in thepermissive 1960s.Unadorned bodies were the central campaigning tool ofBritish naturism's photographic propaganda. They drewattention to the cause and drove publication sales but theyalso attracted regular public opprobrium. Naturism's shiftingvisual culture thus provides a microcosmic view of Britishmoral, legal and aesthetic transformations in a period of rapidsocial change, revealing evolving perspectives on health andsex, gender and ethnicity, pleasure and power.
This fascinating, engaging book demonstrates how British nudists — who later preferred to call themselves naturists — fought for legitimacy in a country not known for warm weather or liberal attitudes-- Lauren Moya Ford * Hyperallergic *
Pollen, Annebella: - Annebella Pollen is Senior Lecturer in History of Art and Design and Director of Historical and Critical Studies at the University of Brighton, UK
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| ISBN 13 | 9781733622066 |
| ISBN 10 | 1733622063 |
| Title | Nudism in a Cold Climate |
| Author | Annebella Pollen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atelier Editions |
| Year published | 2022-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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