This essay examines the writings of Jean Calvin and Michel de Montaigne, two figures not commonly considered together. The article seeks to highlight a certain fascination with nudity, not only in these texts, but in sixteenth-century culture as a whole. Though it is a bodily phenomenon, I argue, representations of nudity are more than skin-deep; they go beyond the capacity of what the body is able to express. Writings about nudity, whether religious or secular, reflect a widespread anxiety about the relationship between truth and representation in early modern discourse. The preoccupation with surfaces in the texts of both writers highlights the continued epistemological crisis in sixteenth- century religion, culture, and writing. Cet essa...
A 3000-word invited article for the 'Insights' section of The Conversation, reflecting on the contem...
This thesis examines how concepts and images of nakedness are used to shape literary and theological...
Cet article analyse la nudité athlétique comme un outil de communication et un marqueur d’identité. ...
This essay examines the writings of Jean Calvin and Michel de Montaigne, two figures not commonly co...
This article examines the diverse responses elicited by ancient Cynicism's sexual shamelessness in a...
The Sexed Representations of Christ in French Painting of the 17h Century. Christ’s nudity has been...
This chapter analyzes the early cinematic disclosing of the naked body. Nudity emerges in early cine...
Nude dance on stage revives and displaces issues raised by the focus on the body in the performance ...
The article examines the relations between photography, body, nudity, and sexuality. It presents cha...
International audienceA specific type of clothed body emerged in 16th century France especially at C...
This thesis represents and records the results of investigations in the area of contemporary nudity ...
Alida Sewell’s article was presented to the Sixteenth Century Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, 200...
International audienceSeeing and experiencing nudity seems to be rare during the prudish19th century...
While nakedness has permeated stage performance since the end of the 20th century, it is a relativel...
A 3000-word invited article for the 'Insights' section of The Conversation, reflecting on the contem...
This thesis examines how concepts and images of nakedness are used to shape literary and theological...
Cet article analyse la nudité athlétique comme un outil de communication et un marqueur d’identité. ...
This essay examines the writings of Jean Calvin and Michel de Montaigne, two figures not commonly co...
This article examines the diverse responses elicited by ancient Cynicism's sexual shamelessness in a...
The Sexed Representations of Christ in French Painting of the 17h Century. Christ’s nudity has been...
This chapter analyzes the early cinematic disclosing of the naked body. Nudity emerges in early cine...
Nude dance on stage revives and displaces issues raised by the focus on the body in the performance ...
The article examines the relations between photography, body, nudity, and sexuality. It presents cha...
International audienceA specific type of clothed body emerged in 16th century France especially at C...
This thesis represents and records the results of investigations in the area of contemporary nudity ...
Alida Sewell’s article was presented to the Sixteenth Century Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, 200...
International audienceSeeing and experiencing nudity seems to be rare during the prudish19th century...
While nakedness has permeated stage performance since the end of the 20th century, it is a relativel...
A 3000-word invited article for the 'Insights' section of The Conversation, reflecting on the contem...
This thesis examines how concepts and images of nakedness are used to shape literary and theological...
Cet article analyse la nudité athlétique comme un outil de communication et un marqueur d’identité. ...