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S1:E6 Eroticism and artistic expression


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Hello there! We are continuing our talks about nudity, nakedness, and bodies' representations in art. In this episode, we decided to focus more particularly on the notion of eroticism and how it is portrayed, for example, by Wilhelm van Gloeden. The episode sheds light on different issues of eroticism representation, how it is tight to voyeurism and how it can be overturned. Enjoy! 

Articles/works mentioned in the episode:
- Jason Goldman , "The Golden Age of Gay Porn": Nostalgia and the Photography of Wilhelm von Gloeden," in A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, Volume 12, Number 2, 2006, pp. 237-258.
- Joanna Frueh, "The Erotic as Social Security," in  Art Journal, Spring, 1994, Vol. 53, No. 1, Art and Old Age (Spring, 1994), pp. 66-72.
- Gustave Courbet, Origin of the World, 1866, oil on canvas. https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire/commentaire_id/the-origin-of-the-world-3122.html

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