Naked in nature: naturism, nature and the senses in early 20th century Britain

Abstract

Advocates of naturist practice have long celebrated it as the authentic human-nature relationship, a way of rekindling our connections with the natural world, and a means of achieving and maintaining physical, mental and spiritual health. Using Hans Surén's book Man and sunlight (1927) as an example, this paper explores the importance of sensory perception to, and the embodied geographies of, naturism and the particular ways in which early 20th century naturists conceptualized, valued and attached meaning to the relationship between the body and nature. In so doing, the paper outlines the ways in which naturist practice reflected contemporary European-wide debates on urbanism, nationhood, health, and nature, and highlights some of the connections between early naturist philosophy and contemporary phenomenological theory.

From Nudism and Naturism Tourism to “Natourism”: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists? Motivations

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Pampering, well-being and women's bodies in the therapeutic spaces of the spa

“…As well as helping guests relax and unwind, the environment provided them with fresh air and exercise to help 'tone' muscles and encourage weight-loss (Devon spa interview). The role of nature in the disciplining of the body is a topic that has long interested geographers and sociologists in work on health, tourism and the development of countryside recreation (see Brown and Bell, 2007;Matless, 1995;Morris, 2009). Zweiniger-Bargielowska (2011), for example, explores the relationship between physical fitness and moral discipline in the planning and management of outdoors recreation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…”

Modernist Hareketler ve Türk Aydınları: Nüdizm Örneği (1931)

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